'Church People': Religious comedy directed by Coshocton native showing at Shelby Theaters
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COSHOCTON − A Coshocton native will have local screenings of his 2021 religious comedy.
"Church People" from director Christopher Shaw will be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at Shelby Theaters in Downtowner Plaza. The suggested donation is $5 with funding split between the Plainfield United Methodist Church and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Shaw has worked in the film and television industry off and on for about 25 years. "Church People" was released March 13, 2021, as a Fathom Event in about 400 theaters and was made available for churches to view through the Faith Content Network. It was made available on DVD and digital download on Sept. 3 of the year. It's available for rent or purchase on various platforms and can be watched on Amazon Prime.
Guy Sides (played by Thor Ramsey) has been named America's favorite youth pastor, but he realizes the megachurch he's associated with and senior pastor Skip (Michael Monks) is more concerned with filling seats than presenting the gospel. When a blasphemous stunt is conceived for Easter Sunday, Guy has to figure out how to steer the church back to the right path.
It features several Hollywood veterans in supporting roles. This includes Donald Faison of the television series "Scrubs," NSYNC member and reality star Joey Fatone, Stephen and William Baldwin of the famed Baldwin Brothers acting family and William's wife, Chynna Phillips of the singing group Wilson Phillips. Stephen Baldwin was instrumental in getting the movie made and finding financial backing, Shaw said.
"I have been very pleased with the overall responses. They've been very favorable. I'm hearing reports of people laughing throughout the movie. I'm hearing about some crying. I've even heard some people say they were sobbing at the end. Some people are experiencing all the feels watching this movie," Shaw told the Tribune in 2021. "No matter where you are on the faith spectrum, whether you're a believer or not, you probably are going to find one, if not two, characters in the movie to identify with."
For more information on "Church Pepole," go to ChurchPeopleFilm.com and for more on Shaw, visit ChristopherShawnShaw.com.
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