Many of you may not know about festival, but it’s understandable because it’s only in its second year. It’s called Faith Film Festival and features film titles with faith and religious subjects.

I had a pleasure of watching, a few weeks ago, one of the films that will be showcased at the festival. It’s called Letters To God. It’s based on a true story of a young boy who had an incurable disease and his unwavering faith despite the odds. It’s such an inspirational and emotional story that left all eyes wet at the cinema.

To see this film and more with similar themes, please continue to read for details:

Nu Metro Inspires is proud to announce the second annual Faith Film Festival which will be running at eleven Nu Metro Cinemas around the country from the 23rd to the 29th July 2010.

Faith, by its very definition, implies a trusting reliance upon things that are not known and refer to a confident belief in a transcendent reality. The five films included in this year’s line up once again speak to this very persuasion and focus on the intricacies of relationships – often from a youthful aspect, the fundamental faiths within families, and how one person can be a catalyst for change. The inspirational and uplifting films chosen for the Faith Film Festival 2010 are LETTERS TO GOD, MAMA I WANT TO SING, OH MY GOD, THE MIGHT MACS and THE WAY HOME.

The opening film, LETTERS TO GOD is an intimate, moving and often funny tale inspired by a true story brought to screen by one of the producers of “Fireproof” and “Facing the Giants.” It relates the tale of how one terminally ill boy’s walk of faith crosses paths with one man’s desperate search for meaning – and how the resulting transformational journey touches the lives of everyone around them.

Director Peter Rodger created the documentary, OH MY GOD, by filming his travels through 23 countries over a three-year period and questioning children, religious leaders, celebrities, fanatics and the common man about who and what God means to them personally. Along the way he experiences an incredible array of faith expressions and had no small number of unforgettable adventures. “The film is a result of this journey.” says Rodger. “It is not about religion per se; it is about what God means to people throughout our human family. I needed to explore and discover for myself whether religion and religious people were the cause of all the world’s woes. And, as a person who wrestles with faith, I needed to determine whether God created man or man created God.”

The next film, THE MIGHTY MACS is set in 1972 and tells the inspiring true story of Cathy Rush, a sassy 23-year old former tomboy whose young life has been filled with a series of setbacks. On the brink of giving up and moving on to her child rearing years, she takes one final shot at her dream and becomes the head basketball coach at tiny Immaculata College. With help from the nuns, she finds the courage and faith to lead her team along the improbable journey of winning the first national championship in women’s basketball.

A heart warming story that all ages will enjoy, MAMA, I WANT TO SING reminds us all not to be afraid to dance to our own music. From the off-Broadway play, a preacher’s daughter is on the verge of pop stardom. After the untimely death of her father enforces stronger family bonds, Amara (Ciara) is launched into the limelight, as her love for pop music collides with her loyalty to the church.

Last but certainly not least Nu Metro Inspires presents THE WAY HOME. Based on a true story, this movie is about how a community rallied around a distraught family to search for their missing two year old boy, and by doing so changed the lives of all involved.

The Faith Film Festival 2010 will run in twelve Nu Metro cinema sites around the country from the 23rd to the 29th July 2010. Over this seven day period, five screenings per day have been scheduled to start from 9am with the last show taking place at 8pm. And at just R25 per ticket, consumers will have the opportunity to enjoy the above five inspirational releases and truly experience what faith means with the human family.

For more information and for detail on participating Nu Metro Cinemas, please refer to the Nu Metro Cinemas website at www.numetro.co.za

Nu Metro Inspires… Changing hearts one film at a time.