“I started off making Christian films, and I ended up making ‘faith-based’ films.”
Sean Paul Murphy has been writing Christian films for more than a decade. He’s seen the good, the bad and the ugly of this industry. As Sean walks us through his career, he provides us with a valuable perspective on one slice of the Christian film industry.
PART 1: A DECADE in Christian Film (MMPP02)
The first part of our interview with Sean Paul Murphy and his adventures in the faith-based screen trade.
PART 2: A Screenwriter’s Career in Christian Film (MMPP03)
Screenwriter Sean Paul Murphy continues to chronicle his decade-long career in the Christian film industry. With 12 produced films under his belt, Sean’s experience provides a window on one segment of the Christian film industry, and despite the limitations he faced, his desire to reach people with the gospel often succeeded in surprising ways. Sean’s experiences are sometimes exciting, sometimes cautionary, but always entertaining.
PART 3: Surviving the Christian Film Industry (MMPP04)
Screenwriter Sean Paul Murphy has more than a decade of experience in the Christian film industry. In this episode he gives us his hard-hitting, experienced perspective on the current state of the Christian film industry, and talks about distribution, church support, Christian worldview, and “one-man-bandism.” He also encourages filmmakers to be very clear on the goals of their films, and talks about the difficulties navigating in the current streaming market.
SHOW NOTES:
You can read Sean’s thoughts about this episode on his blog here.
Sean’s Book about his life, The Promise
Sean’s most popular blog post, “Building the Faith-based Film Ghetto.”