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Managing Director at Moriah Media · Experience: Moriah Media / SharpSword Films · Education: Georgetown University · Location: Westlake Village · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Tyler ...
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- Suffering, Human Frailty, and God’s Glory
- An Inoculation For The Trauma of Persecution
- Recreating History
- Christian Mission and Cultural Context
- Film as Lament
- Questions Compel A Spiritual Journey
Eliza:You’ve just returned from Rome where you were a part of screening Silence with the Jesuits, whose mission is at the heart of the film. Can you describe their reaction? Tyler: I went to Georgetown University, which is a Jesuit school. A lot of my professors were Jesuits. They’re some of the most thoughtful people I’ve ever met. You could hear ...
Eliza: Motivations for making a film like this must be complicated. In an interview with Paul Elie for the New York Times, Scorsese said he once wanted to be a missionary. Elie suggests the nature of faith has animated Scorsese’s entire life’s work. Does Silencesuggest the way of faith is the way of suffering? Tyler: Yes, I think that idea flows th...
Eliza: The novel, Silence, on which the film is based, was inspired by historical events. How important was accuracy to this period in Japanese history to Scorsese? Tyler:Well, the story is fictional and some characters are composite, but Endo’s novel and the film are inspired by a true period of time. The events actually happened. One of the pries...
Eliza:The trailer opens with a recitation of the Great Commission. What are some of the main issues surrounding Christian mission raised by the film? Tyler:The need for cultural understanding. If there’s one thing I’m convinced of, it’s that the Great Commission is best served in the context of relationship, and relationship only happens when there...
Eliza: The New York Times, the Washington Post, and BBC have reported the decimation of ancient Christian communitiesin the Middle East over the last decade. Torture and executions have been documented. What encouragement do you think this movie about events that happened roughly three centuries ago could have for persecuted Christian communities t...
Eliza:What has involvement with this project meant to you personally? Tyler:There was a lot that happened behind the scenes that was my own “Silence” journey. This was a very difficult project. I learned the physical limits of stress. I handled the business side of the film, and while I contributed nothing to the creative side of things, I found th...
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Tyler Zacharia is known for Countdown (2019), The Professor and the Madman (2019) and Silence (2016).
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One year after leaving Beijing, China, and a career in global emerging markets investments to embark on a personal journey around the world, Tyler Zacharia (MBA ’16) found himself in Indonesia with his wife Katie (’07, JD ’11) after feeling a pull on his heart to defer business school to explore a more personal calling.
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Apr 15, 2016 · The Pepperdine Graziadio School is pleased to announce that Full-Time MBA student, Tyler Zacharia, will be the student commencement speaker for the April 16, 2016 graduation ceremony to be held at Firestone Fieldhouse at the Pepperdine University Malibu campus.
Sep 12, 2022 · Wildflower, inspired by Smukler’s family, might not be a radical departure from films of its type, but it does offer buoyant performances from both fresh and familiar faces. Kiernan Shipka...
