Evangelical Nollywood with Dr. Elizabeth Olayiwola
The Nigerian film industry is the second most prolific film industry in the world, and their...
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Category: Film History
Nollywood as a Filmmaking Model with Jamie Meltzer
What is this country that has this titan film industry? If you haven’t guessed, I’ll give you...
Read MoreA Reel History of Faith in Cinema with Tyler Smith
I love film history. Last year I interviewed Dr Terry Lindvall who wrote two in depth books on the history of Christian film. Today’s guest, professor, critic and podcaster, Tyler Smith, has also contributed to the study of...
Read MoreA Primer on Hong Kong Cinema with Dr. Gary Bettinson
It’s back to film history class today as we travel east to look at the third largest movie industry in the world. It’s a cinematic culture which produced one of my favorite film directors, Wong Kar-Wai, and that is the Hong Kong...
Read MoreThe New Hollywood Cinema of the 60s & 70s
Dr. Gary Bettinson, a lecturer in film studies from Lancaster University in the UK is with me to talk about an era of film history that is often overlooked, especially by someone like me because — this the era of cinema I grew...
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Reflections on Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life with Peter Leithart
When I first saw Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life I knew I was watching the work of a brilliant...
Read MoreA Christian Film History Primer with Terry Lindvall
The Christian film movement has a historian — and his name is Dr. Terry Lindvall. Dr. Lindvall has written two books on Christian film history. Sanctuary Cinema chronicles the history of Christain film in the silent era, and his...
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