{"id":1939557,"date":"2023-05-27T16:05:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T20:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biblical-film-about-abraham-and-isaac-makes-history-at-award-event-we-praise-the-lord\/"},"modified":"2023-05-27T16:13:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T20:13:58","slug":"biblical-film-about-abraham-and-isaac-makes-history-at-award-event-we-praise-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biblical-film-about-abraham-and-isaac-makes-history-at-award-event-we-praise-the-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Biblical movie on Abraham and Isaac makes history at awards ceremony: &#8216;Praise the Lord&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiblical-film-about-abraham-and-isaac-makes-history-at-award-event-we-praise-the-lord%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1939557&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>\u201cHis Only Son\u201d Receives First-Ever Torch Award for Film<\/h2>\n<p>A new biblical movie has made history a second time this year. \u201cHis Only Son,\u201d a movie about Abraham\u2019s sacrifice of Isaac, received the first-ever Torch Award for Film this month. Angel Studios, the film\u2019s distributor, awarded the film at the company\u2019s annual \u201cIlluminate\u201d event, which took place in Provo, Utah, on May 11.<\/p>\n<p>The studio is perhaps most famously known for its hit Christian series \u201cThe Chosen.\u201d Since the award\u2019s inception in 2022, it was originally given to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biblical-film-about-abraham-and-isaac-makes-history-at-award-event-we-praise-the-lord\/\" title=\"Biblical movie on Abraham and Isaac makes history at awards ceremony: 'Praise the Lord'\">series productions<\/a>. But because of the movie\u2019s unusual success, Angel Studios created a new award category for films.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congratulations to the brilliant team behind \u201cHis Only Son,\u201d a movie so successful we created a brand new award category! \u201cHis Only Son\u201d reached #3 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-box-office-duds-that-became-cult-classics\/\" title=\"9 Box Office Duds That Became Cult Classics\">box office<\/a> its first weekend. Learn more about the film at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/obBlKp40Hi\">https:\/\/t.co\/obBlKp40Hi<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/angelstudios?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#angelstudios<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/amplifylight?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#amplifylight<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hisonlyson?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hisonlyson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zFgCxHjTOQ\">pic.twitter.com\/zFgCxHjTOQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Angel Studios (@AngelStudiosInc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AngelStudiosInc\/status\/1658925432656343040?\">May 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Director David Helling told Washington Examiner he was surprised by the award.<\/p>\n<h3>Do more biblical movies need to be made?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do more biblical movies need to be made?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"answer\" value=\"yes\">Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"answer\" value=\"no\">No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\t\tCompleting this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-thanks-to-the-new-york-times-for-accidentally-providing-the-data-that-will-bring-down-biden-and-crack-the-biggest-vote-fraud-in-history\/\" title=\"SPECIAL THANKS to The New York Times for Accidentally Providing the Data that Will Bring Down Biden and CRACK THE BIGGEST VOTE FRAUD IN HISTORY\">poll entitles<\/a> you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. 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You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script>\n\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {\n\t\t\tvar name = cname + \"=\";\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);\n\t\t\tvar ca = decodedCookie.split(';');\n\t\t\tfor(var i = 0; i <ca.length; i++) {\n\t\t\t\tvar c = ca[i];\n\t\t\t\twhile (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {\n\t\t\t\t\tc = c.substring(1);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn c.substring(name.length, c.length);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn \"\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tfunction ffp_setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) {\n\t\t\tvar d = new Date();\n\t\t\td.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays*24*60*60*1000));\n\t\t\tvar expires = \"expires=\"+ d.toUTCString();\n\t\t\tdocument.cookie = cname + \"=\" + cvalue + \";\" + expires + \";path=\/\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\twindow.ff_poll_voted = false;\n\n\t\tvar voted_cookie_name = 'firefly_voted_3361382';\n\n\t\tfunction ff_poll_submit( event ) {\n\t\t\tevent.preventDefault();\n\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPoll = jQuery( '#firefly-poll' );\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPollContainer = jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\n\t\t\tvar pollFormBox = jQuery('#pollFormBox');\n\n\t\t\tif( window.ff_poll_voted || ffp_getCookie( voted_cookie_name ) ){ return; }\n\t\t\twindow.ff_poll_voted = true;\n\n\t\t\tfireflyPollContainer.addClass('loading');\n\n            \/\/Need to assign URL here as it was defined only in firefly.\n            var firefly_ajax_url = 'https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php';\n\n\t\t\tvar posting = jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, jQuery( event.target ).serialize() );\n\n            \/\/Check the Datalayer\n            if(window.dataLayer){\n                window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n                window.dataLayer.push( {\n                    'event': 'in-article poll vote',\n                    'pollAnswer': jQuery( 'input:radio[name=answer]:checked' ).val(),\n                    'pollName': jQuery( '.firefly-poll-question').text(),\n                    'pollSubmitMethod': 'email',\n                } );\n            }\n\n\t\t\tffp_setCookie( voted_cookie_name, 1, 7 );\n\n\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) {\n\t\t\t\tif( response.success ){\n\t\t\t\t\tyes_el = document.getElementById( 'firefly-poll-results-yes' );\n\t\t\t\t\tno_el = document.getElementById( 'firefly-poll-results-no' );\n\n\t\t\t\t\tyes_el.style.width = response.data.percents.yes + '%';\n\t\t\t\t\tyes_el.innerHTML = 'Yes: ' + response.data.percents.yes + '% (' + response.data.votes.yes + ' Votes)';\n\n\t\t\t\t\tno_el.style.width = response.data.percents.no + '%';\n\t\t\t\t\tno_el.innerHTML = 'No: ' + response.data.percents.no + '% (' + response.data.votes.no + ' Votes)';\n\n\t\t\t\t\tfireflyPoll.remove();\n\n\t\t\t\t\tpollFormBox.hide();\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'firefly-poll-results' ).style.display = 'block';\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\tfireflyPollContainer.removeClass('loading');\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t};\n\t<\/script><\/p>\n<form id=\"firefly-poll\" onsubmit=\"ff_poll_submit(event)\">\n\t\t<button type=\"submit\">Vote<\/button><br \/>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Biblical Film About Abraham and Isaac Makes History at Award Event: 'We Praise the Lord'<\/h2>\n<p>The faith-based drama \"His Only Son\" has made history by becoming the first crowdfunded theatrical production to be released nationwide. During its opening weekend in March, the film grossed $5.5 million, premiering in fewer than 2,000 theaters nationwide. What makes its success even more impressive is that the film was made on a $250,000 budget.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Released by the new label Angel Studios, the faith-based drama <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HisOnlySon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HisOnlySon<\/a> placed fourth on domestic box office charts for the weekend. The movie opened to $5 million, which is impressive since it cost only $250,000 to make. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JzTOscqSMw\">https:\/\/t.co\/JzTOscqSMw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ybhwuffjX6\">pic.twitter.com\/ybhwuffjX6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Variety (@Variety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/1642595250748424192?\">April 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\"His Only Son\" made enough to pay back its 2,024 crowdfunding investors, who are the reason the film made history the first time earlier this year. According to Washington Examiner, the movie continues to be released in international markets, such as South Korea, Brazil, and Latin America.<\/p>\n<h3>The Making of \"His Only Son\"<\/h3>\n<p>The film was made on a shoestring budget of $250,000, but it has made a big impact. \"That\u2019s exciting, just to know that this little film that was so humbly made on such a humble budget, that the Lord is just multiplying it out internationally, and that the Gospel impact will continue on for generations,\" said one of the film's producers.<\/p>\n<p>The movie was produced by Angel Studios, a new label that is making waves in the film industry. Neal Harmon, CEO and co-founder of Angel Studios, said that the movie reached crowdfunding capacity quickly. \"Crowdfunding for His Only Son reached capacity in 100 hours. We are responding to the demand from the audience by at least tripling the theater count nationwide and throwing our most valuable marketing resources behind the film,\" Harmon said.<\/p>\n<h3>The Future of \"His Only Son\"<\/h3>\n<p>According to one of the film's producers, a future film about the life of Isaac\u2019s son, Jacob, is likely. \"By God\u2019s grace, I think we\u2019re going to do another one about the life of Jacob,\" said the producer. \"We\u2019ll see what the Lord keeps doing with it.\"<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The success of \"His Only Son\" is a testament to the power of faith-based films and the impact they can have on audiences. Despite its small budget, the film has made a big impact and is continuing to reach audiences around the world. As one of the film's producers said, \"We praise the Lord for what he has put together with Angel Studios.\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;His Only Son,&#8221; a biblical movie about Abraham&#8217;s sacrifice of Isaac, has made history by receiving the first-ever Torch Award for Film. 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