{"id":1979721,"date":"2023-07-21T16:37:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T20:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-mccarthy-to-host-bipartisan-sound-of-freedom-screening-at-capitol\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T16:38:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T20:38:43","slug":"speaker-mccarthy-to-host-bipartisan-sound-of-freedom-screening-at-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-mccarthy-to-host-bipartisan-sound-of-freedom-screening-at-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy to host bipartisan &#8216;Sound of Freedom&#8217; screening at Capitol."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fspeaker-mccarthy-to-host-bipartisan-sound-of-freedom-screening-at-capitol%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=1979721&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--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0721\/e548dc83-c50c-4a71-baff-f2d2adbc6710\/audio.mp3?length=4170285&#038;duration=347\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is set to host an exciting event\u200b on Capitol Hill for members \u2063of Congress. It&#8217;s a screening of the film &#8220;Sound of Freedom,&#8221; which\u200b tells the \u2062gripping story of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-mccarthy-to-host-bipartisan-sound-of-freedom-screening-at-capitol\/\" title=\"McCarthy to host bipartisan 'Sound of Freedom' screening at Capitol.\">human trafficking rescue operation<\/a>. This event, scheduled for\u2062 July \u206225, will be attended by the movie&#8217;s star, Jim Caviezel, and Tim Ballard, the man who inspired the film and founded Operation \u2064Underground Railroad.<\/p>\n<p>The invitation for the event, which has been \u2064circulating \u2062on Twitter, reveals that there will \u2064be a reception with the cast and\u200b crew before the screening. Additionally, there will be \u200ca conversation between Speaker McCarthy, Jim Caviezel, and Tim Ballard.<\/p>\n<p>This screening marks the second bipartisan movie night hosted by Speaker McCarthy since he took office in January. The first movie \u2064shown was &#8220;Lincoln.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221; is a film released by Angel Studios, the same company behind the popular crowdfunded TV series &#8220;The Chosen.&#8221; Since its release on July 4, the movie has been a huge success, surprising critics by earning over $14.2 million in its opening weekend. It \u2063even surpassed the latest Indiana Jones film at the domestic box office.\u200b Despite facing obstacles that delayed its release for five years, \u2063&#8221;Sound of Freedom&#8221; has grossed over $101 million with its modest $14 million \u200bbudget.<\/p>\n<p>The film follows Jim Caviezel&#8217;s character, based \u200bon Tim Ballard, on a mission to rescue a kidnapped \u200dgirl from child traffickers in the Colombian jungle. Although the story is fictional, it \u2064is inspired \u2063by Ballard&#8217;s real-life efforts to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-tells-illegal-migrants-do-not-come\/\" title=\"VP Harris Tells Illegal Migrants: 'Do Not Come'\">combat human trafficking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After completing negotiations with Disney,\u200b the film&#8217;s producer, Eduardo \u200cVerastegui, faced challenges \u200bfinding a distributor. However, through \u2064the help of Angel Studios and their unique crowdfunding model, the film was able to secure its Independence Day release. Verastegui expressed his belief\u2062 that this film will raise awareness \u200dand bring freedom to those\u2064 children who are trapped in trafficking.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Unlikely Success<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221; has defied expectations and \u200cachieved remarkable success. Despite its limited budget and the hurdles it faced, the film has become the second highest-grossing movie in the country, earning over \u2062$101 million. Its\u2064 powerful message and captivating story have resonated \u200bwith audiences.<\/p>\n<p>This event hosted by Speaker McCarthy provides an opportunity for members of\u200d Congress\u200d to come together and engage on a personal level. By watching &#8220;Sound of Freedom,&#8221; they \u200dcan \u2062gain a deeper understanding of the bipartisan issue\u200d of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gods-children-are-not-for-sale-an-interview-with-eduardo-verastegui-about-his-new-film-sound-of-freedom\/\" title=\"Interview with Eduardo Verastegui on his film 'Sound Of Freedom': God's children are priceless, not commodities for sale.\">ending child trafficking<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-proposes-to-establish-permanent-us-special-envoy-to-pacific-to-counter-ccp\/\" title=\"Bill Proposes to Establish Permanent US Special Envoy to Pacific to Counter CCP\">build stronger relationships<\/a> within Congress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) plans to screen \u201cSound of Freedom,\u201d a movie on human trafficking rescue, at Capitol Hill for Congress members. The event, scheduled for July 25, will feature actor Jim Caviezel and Tim Ballard from Operation Underground Railroad, who inspired the film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1226,"featured_media":1979722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1979721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1979721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1979721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1979721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1979722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1979721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1979721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1979721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}