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At the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival this week (November 11-13), the audience will be treated to something they have probably never seen before: Two days of independent speakers and films dedicated to the defense of life, family, fatherhood, and biblical Christianity.

They will view fearless and timely films by a new generation of independent filmmakers which seek to address many of the defining cultural battles of our present day, including: the evils of postmodernism; the beauty of the Christian family; the moral bankruptcy of quality-of-life arguments; the centrality of the Bible to blessing and prosperity; the eternal value of Christ-centered character for leaders; the homosexual assault on the Church; the centrality of biblical creation to the Christian’s worldview; the biblical mandate for the state to acknowledge God; distinctively Christian politics; and the meaning of Gospel faith.

In Nellie: A Life Worth Living, filmmaker Michael L. McNamara introduces us to Nellie, a heroic man and quadriplegic, serving as an assistant college football coach, whose love of Christ, optimism about life, and persevering spirit transform the lives of all around him. This film is a direct response to Princeton ethicist Peter Singer’s thesis that some lives are simply not worth living.

Tyndale reveals the story of William Tyndale, his Oxford education, his struggle against the religious oppression of his day, and his eventual triumph over those that would prevent the plowboy and the handmaiden from reading God’s Word in their own language. His final prayer before being burned alive was, “Lord, open the King of England’s eyes.” Tyndale’s prayer was answered when, just one year after his brutal death, King Henry VIII licensed the entire Bible to be printed and distributed in the English language. This story tells how Tyndale and his fellow reformers — Martin Luther, Erasmus, and John Wycliffe — lit the flames that began the world-changing Reformation and eventually led to both the religious and social freedoms we enjoy today.

Shaky Town: San Francisco is a shaky town in a shaky nation. A city, a mayor, and anyone else for that matter, who does not have a foundation in Christ Jesus will be shaken temporally by God’s divine justice in this life, and also stand trembling before the Lord on the last day. The Gunn brothers take to Shaky Town to expose the history of Christian persecution from the sodomite community including firebomb attacks, threats, legal assaults, and now, more recently, a mayor who attacks the Christian institution of marriage. They talk to real Christian heroes involved in a frontline battle against immorality in the so-called “tolerant” city, including Donna McIlhenny, Pastor Charles McIlhenny, Pastor David Innes, and Alliance Defense Fund attorney Jordan Lorence. They interview police who candidly admit that they have been told by officials not to enforce the statutory laws for nudity against homosexuals marching naked through the streets.

Choosing Life may well become a classic as the model film to present to young women who — through fear, ignorance, or false philosophy — have been seduced to consider aborting their child. Choosing Life deals with the subject of abortion with great sensitivity, focusing on the biblical foundation for the sanctity of life. As Meg (a young pregnant girl) struggles to decide whether to abort her baby, she finds guidance in God’s Word and in the advice of a pregnancy counselor who has been there before.

In C.S. Lewis’s classic volume The Screwtape Letters, readers were introduced to Wormwood and Screwtape, two demons creatively plotting the undoing of the Christian Church. In “Screwtape Theater,” we feature films which “cook your noodle” and disturb your paradigm by revealing the very type of Satanic deceptions which undermine the integrity of Christian thought today. Watch in Washington’s Cross as postmodernism is exposed for its intellectual futility and spiritual bankruptcy. Observe the moral impoverishment of fear and pragmatism in Drifting as two Christians are faced with choosing between obedience and life.

Take a moment download this fun little trailer submitted by one of our contestants for the 2004 Jubilee Award. Also, to read an article on the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival from WorldNetDaily.com, click here.

Hated by Hollywood for its overtly Christian portrayal of Stonewall Jackson, but loved by a faithful following of Christians within the private sector, Ron Maxwell’s Civil War epic Gods and Generals quickly rose to number one in the nation in DVD sales with more than 600,000 units sold. Now you can see the world premiere of the uncut director’s version. Thanks to the generosity of director Maxwell, the film will be shown free of charge to the general public on Thursday, November 11, for the SAICFF. For more information, click here.

Click here to register to attend the 2004 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival.