The upcoming faith-based film, "Paul's Promise," is slated to open in more than 200 markets on October 21 through Integrity Releasing's December 6 launch with Home Entertainment. The film stars Linda Purl, Nancy Stafford, Ryan O'Quinn, Shari Rigby, Josef Cannon, and Dean Cain.
"Paul's Promise" is the debut project to be released under Damascus Road's recently announced multi-film pact with film executive, producer and financier Mike Ilitch, Jr., who has committed to a slate of films, many already in the production and distribution process, with an extensive upcoming list also to be announced soon.
Director: Matthew Reithmayr
Writer: Vitya Stevens
Stars: Ryan O'Quinn, Linda Purl, Shari Rigby
"Inspiring audiences through entertainment has always been a goal for our companies," said Ilitch. "This true story of one man's transformational journey that impacted generations is a perfect fit for our brand and the stories we share with the world."
Hollywood veterans Ryan O'Quinn and Heather O'Quinn of Damascus Road Productions and Michael Davis of Uptone Pictures lead production on "Paul's Promise," a powerful and timely biopic about the racist ex-firefighter turned pastor at the height of the Civil rights movement of the 1960s. Nick Logan and Ty Nsekhe also serve as executive producers.
"Bringing this story to the big screen is really the highlight of my career," says O'Quinn. "One man's decision to serve God and stand up to injustice continues to have a huge impact on his community to this day." The film follows the life of Paul Holderfield, Sr., who grew up poor and knew what it was like to go to bed hungry and hear his mother pray at night for food for her children.
In the 1950s, during the Little Rock Central High School meltdown, Holderfield was a North Little Rock firefighter and remembers turning his back on a black man, hoping he wouldn't recognize him, but he did. His childhood best friend, Jimmy Lipkin, approached Paul for a handshake, but Holderfield put his hands in his back pockets and refused to shake Lipkin's hand.
Later convicted of his actions, Holderfield told his wife, Barbara, that he would never treat a human being that way again. Eventually, Holderfield founded Friendly Chapel and F.L.A.M.E. to help others and he spent the rest of his life giving back to anyone in need. As he himself said: "We came to the neighborhood when they didn't want us and we stayed until they couldn't spare us."
Entirely dedicated to meeting the needs of people, Holderfield built an organization that has been serving others for more than 30 years, meeting the nutritional, emotional, physical, spiritual and health needs of others 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
"'Paul's Promise' shares the hope and healing of Holderfield's life during a difficult time in our nation's history," says executive producer Nick Logan. "His life's work continues to this day through his family and his son, Paul Holderfield, Jr." Damascus Road Productions, Uptone Pictures and SaltShaker Media are entertainment and media production companies dedicated to producing and distributing high-quality content across all platforms.
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