The GodMan
From SPARK
One-sentence summary
A film of the life of Jesus taken from the Book of Hope.
Description
The GodMan is an animated film version of the Book of Hope. The film tells the good news of Jesus. It tells the life story of Jesus. It can be used in many cultures, nations and societies.
The film begins with scenes from the same language group into which it has been translated. It tells the story of Jesus' life. The Book of Hope is written for different age groups. There are human actors from each people group at the opening and closing. They show how the story of Jesus meets the needs of children everywhere.
The film tells the good news of Jesus with children who are:
- Too young to read
- Children who can't read and may never go to school
- Children in inaccessible countries
The film makes children want to have the book. When used together with Book of Hope distribution of the film has created interest in reading the Word of God. The book creates interest in seeing the film. A new Wordless Book is being planned with pictures from the film. This wordless book will be given to children after they see the movie.
The film is available in the following languages:
- English
- English/Africa
- Spanish
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Russian
- Kinyarwanda (Rwanda).
The film will be released in some languages of India and also in:
- French/Swahili (East Africa)
- Portugese/Sotho/Zulu (Southern Africa)
- Sotho (Southern Africa)
- Yoruba/Hausa (West Africa)
- Akan/Igbo (West Africa)
- Latin American version
- Peninsular Asian
- Slavic
Considerations
- The introduction to the film on the website, (www.bookofhope.net) shows graphics that are complex.
- In cultures that are not picture literate, the children need to be told about what they will see in the film.
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Guidelines for Use
Where to Obtain
Link to Producer or Source Organization
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Producer/Owners
Author/Artist/Producer
Current copyright owner
Book of Hope
Other Information
If you are interested in translating this film into a vernacular language you will need to contact Book of Hope International and arrange to use a creative commons license.
