Award winning film producers hope to help PRCs raise $1 mil in 1 night
Have you heard of the new short film, Crescendo?
Winner of 16 International film awards, including the Best Short Film at the Hollywood Film Festival, Crescendo was produced by Eduardo Verástegui, Jason Jones, Leo Severino, and Alejandro Monteverde – the team that brought us Bella.
Set in the 18th-century Holy Roman Empire, Crescendo tells the true, life-affirming story of a famous historical figure.
I got to screen this 12-minute film last week and it was great – four stars. Here’s the trailer…
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Crescendo features faces you may know, like former Miss USA and Bella star Ali Landry, and faces Americans may not know but Internationals will, including Swiss pop star and German Idol judge Patrick Nuo (center of picture, left).
MovieToMovement, which owns the film license, is hoping to help 100 pregnancy care centers raise a total of $1 million in one night: February 28.
For $2,500 MTM will rent a theater of a PRC’s choice for the screening and provide the movie to the theater as well as a video introduction by Eduardo and Jason.
The biggest news is a VVIP (very, very important person), to be announced later this week, has videotaped the appeal for donations for PRCs. (I say “VVIP,” knowing who it is – am not kidding!)
So all PRCs have to do is fill the theater. Everything else is done for them. The introduction, film, and donations appeal will take about an hour. PRC leaders can use additional time for client testimonies, to give info about their PRC, etc.
Find details for this special event here.
Already 86 PRCs have signed up to host a screening. Doing this not only helps PRCs raise money but also helps Crescendo reach a wider audience with an important message.
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
I got to see Crescendo at the American Chesterton Society conference in Reno, last August!!!!
Jason Jones introduced this film and told his story. Both are very powerful.
Make the extra effort to see this movie short, even if you have to drive a few hours. You will be glad you did.
Eduardo Verástegui.
That’s all I need to know, lol.
I’m gonna take a wild guess and say that it’s about a famous composer. I base this on the orchestral piece playing in the background. The piece is very familiar, but the composer’s name escapes me.
Anyways, if Eduardo is behind this, then I’m already giving it two thumbs up.
As for this VVIP…give me a hint: male or female?
carder: Based on the picture of the young boy, I would guess
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He was born on January 27, 1756, and died of illness on December 5, 1791
– Patty
Here is your hint. The movie is about a brave women who changed the world :)
Jason – your hint describes every single pregnant woman to a PRC that chooses life!
(Thinking about it – that describes all mothers…)
see — I really narrowed it down for ya ;)
JASON!!!!! If you are here, then I won’t dare to open any hints or spoilers! (I’m the “Kilt Guy” from Chestercon.)
Thank you for your story…. the loss of your daughter is still heartbreaking, but I’m certain that she is very proud of you now.
As to the VVIP — knowing the folks you hang around with, I’m betting that it is someone with international appeal….
I can’t want to see it! It looks wonderful!!!!!!!!!!! I hope that it will be releases on DVD were we can buy it to keep afterwards!
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I was privileged to see the film at a wonderful gathering last Saturday. I am very excited about it being seen by many, many people.