Sherwood Pictures is an American independent

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production company in

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. It is unusual among production companies in that it is a ministry of a local church,

Sherwood Baptist Church Sherwood Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in Albany, Georgia. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. History Sherwood Baptist Church began meetings in the US Army Reserve building in 1955, now First Baptist Church Mis ...

. The company uses mostly volunteers in their productions. It was founded in 2003 by

Alex Kendrick Alexander Kendrick (born June 11, 1970) is an American pastor, film writer, producer, director and actor, best known for directing and starring in notable faith-based films, including ''Facing The Giants'', ''War Room'', '' Overcomer'', '' Coura ...

, the associate pastor of media for Sherwood Baptist Church with $20,000 in donations. The company's first film was ''

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'' (2003), but it is best known for ''

Facing the Giants ''Facing the Giants'' is a 2006 American Christian drama sports film directed by and starring Alex Kendrick. The supporting cast was composed of volunteers from Sherwood Baptist Church, and it is the second film that Sherwood Pictures has done. S ...

'' (2006), ''

Fireproof Fireproofing is rendering something (structures, materials, etc.) resistant to fire, or incombustible; or material for use in making anything fire-proof. It is a passive fire protection measure. "Fireproof" or "fireproofing" can be used as a n ...

'' (2008), the highest-grossing independent film of the year, '' Courageous'' (2011), and ''Courageous Legacy'' (2021). The Kendrick Brothers have also produced ''

War Room A command center (often called a war room) is any place that is used to provide centralized command for some purpose. While frequently considered to be a military facility, these can be used in many other cases by governments or businesses. ...

'' (2015), '' Overcomer'' (2019), ''

Show Me the Father ''Show Me the Father'' is a 2021 American Christian documentary film by director Rick Altizer, presenting five fatherhood-related stories connected with commentary by Tony Evans, produced by Mark Miller and executive produced by the Kendrick bro ...

'' (2021), and ''

Lifemark ''Lifemark'' is a 2022 American Christian drama film by director Kevin Peeples, adapting the true story of the adoption of David Scotton, previously depicted in the 2018 short documentary film ''I Lived on Parker Avenue''. It tells the story of ...

'' (2022) although they're not Sherwood Pictures films.

History

Sherwood Pictures was founded in 2003 by

, the associate pastor of media for Sherwood Baptist Church with $20,000 in donations. Kendrick has also written and directed each of Sherwood's films. The budget of each film has been significantly larger than the film directly previous, at $20,000 for ''Flywheel'', $100,000 for ''Facing the Giants'', $500,000 for ''Fireproof'', $2 million for ''Courageous'', $3 million for ''War Room'', and $5 million for ''Overcomer''. Sherwood's films have earned back their budgets dozens of times over. ''Facing the Giants'' made 102 times its budget, ''Fireproof'' earned 67 times its budget, and ''Courageous'' made eight times its budget in its first ten days in theaters.Box Office Shocker: How Moviemaking Georgia Church Behind 'Courageous' Outperforms Hollywood
/ref> In 2011, ''

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'' wrote about Sherwood's increasing success: In 2013,

and his two brothers left the Sherwood Pictures department to found the production company

Kendrick Brothers Kendrick Brothers is an American Evangelical Christian film production company in Albany, Georgia, United States. History Kendrick Brothers was founded in 2013 in Albany, Georgia by Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick and Shannon Kendrick, filmma ...

.Jim Wallace
Kendrick brothers want to train next generation of Christian film makers
walb.com, USA, April 10, 2013

Filmography

* ''

'' (2003) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2008) * '' Courageous'' (2011) * ''Courageous Legacy'' (2021)

Cast

References

External links

Official company website
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