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Writer and director Brock Heasley is an award-winning filmmaker with a passion for telling stories of hope on the screen and on the page. His work in film has seen him write and direct two short films (The Shift, The Two Hundred Fifth), and serve as an Associate Producer on The Gallows: Act II, produced by Blumhouse Productions, Tremendum ...
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Nov 28, 2023 · Brock Heasley: A First-time Filmmaker’s Journey to Success. by Angel Studios | November 28, 2023. If you had told Brock Heasley 20 years ago that he would write and direct his own film starring Samwise Gamgee, he probably would have laughed in your face. Neal McDonough (left), Sean Astin (center) on set of The Shift.
- Letting in The Darkness
- Reaching New Audiences
- Latter-Day Saint World Builders
- Starting Production
As a person of faith who loves science fiction, Heasley said he “never saw myself represented in the stories I loved the most.” As a rule, sci-fi and faith are “discouraged from mixing,” he explained. “And that was a frustrating thing for me.” At the same time, he said, he rarely connected with faith-based media, which he described as often too int...
The response from Angel Studios and from audiences to his 2017 short film has confirmed to Heasley that he is hardly alone in craving a new kind of faith-based movie. To date, the project has amassed more than $3.2 millionfrom nearly 6,400 investors. Equally rewarding have been the conversations with viewers from a variety of Christian backgrounds....
Heasley’s decision to tell an openly faith-promoting sci-fi film may be rare, but as a Latter-day Saint he is far from alone when it comes to a fascination with fictional world building. From giants like Orson Scott Card, Brandon Sanderson and Stephenie Meyer, to relative newcomers like “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” showrunner J.D. Pa...
Carpenter and Heasley are currently finalizing their casting list. Viewers of Dallas Jenkins’ “The Chosen” will recognize a few familiar faces among those already confirmed, including Elizabeth Tabish, who plays Mary Magdalene in the series depicting Jesus’ ministry, Paras Patel, who plays Matthew, and Jordan Walker Ross, who plays Little James. Je...
Dec 19, 2023 · INTERVIEW: Director Brock Heasley Talks About ‘The Shift’. Cultural Conversations by Daniel Blackaby December 19, 2023. 'The Shift': Director Brock Heasley Talks About His Inspiration & Hope for The Film | Angel Studios. Watch on. The Shift is a thrilling new faith-based film from Angel Studios ( The Chosen, The Sound of Freedom ).
Nov 28, 2023 · Interview with Brock Heasley – Director of The Shift. Last updated on: December 1, 2023 at 3:15 pm. November 28, 2023 by Lori Twichell. 0 Comments. You may recognize the name Brock Heasley...
Mini Bio. Writer and director Brock Heasley is an award-winning filmmaker with a passion for telling stories of hope on the screen and on the page. His work in film has seen him write and direct two short films (The Shift, The Two Hundred Fifth), and serve as an Associate Producer on The Gallows: Act II, produced by Blumhouse Productions ...
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Feb 18, 2023 · Brock Heasley grew up loving movies. Now, he's taking his first crack at directing a full-length film and doing it right here in Alabama. Earlier this month, Brock and his team occupied a street in Birmingham to film scenes of “The Shift,” a retelling of the book of Job set in a science fiction dystopia.
