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Oct 15, 2015 · Director Jon Erwin should know. The chaplain in the film, Hank Erwin, is based on the true story of his father – the real-life chaplain that led the Woodlawn team to Christ. Jon Erwin grew up hearing the amazing story of the Woodlawn football team, and it was a dream for him and his brother to make the movie.
Oct 23, 2015 · Absolutely — according to a movie made by and about Alabamians now showing nationwide. “Woodlawn,” released in theaters Oct. 16, tells the true-life story of revival and reconciliation at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Ala., following government-mandated desegregation at the school. Birmingham filmmakers Jon and Andrew Erwin, who ...
Woodlawn is a 2015 American Christian sports drama film directed by the Erwin Brothers. Based on the true story of Tandy Gerelds [5] and Tony Nathan, [6] it stars Sean Astin, Nic Bishop, Caleb Castille, Sherri Shepherd, Jon Voight, and C. Thomas Howell. It was produced by Kevin Downes and Daryl Lefever with Crescent City Pictures and Red Sky ...
Aug 30, 2015 · An image from the upcoming film "Woodlawn" that depicts a bus burning during 1970s Alabama. | (Photo: Courtesy of Pure Flix) "Woodlawn," a faith-based sports film set to release in October that stars Sean Astin and Jon Voight, tells the true story of the Woodlawn High School football team in Birmingham, Alabama, giving their lives to Christ during desegregation in the 1970s.
Oct 20, 2015 · The movie is co-directed by Andrew and Jon Erwin, the brothers whose father is the key character -- chaplain Hank -- in the film. Producer of this real-life epic is actor Kevin Downes, who has starred in Christian films such as Courageous, and Mom's Night Out. "Woodlawn is a really special story that the Erwin brothers [directors] grew up with.
Sep 25, 2015 · Erwin brothers’ movie ‘Woodlawn’ recreates 1970s story of faith, football. As young filmmakers, Jon and Andy Erwin dreamed of moving to Los Angles to start a career in movies, but with the success of their first feature film, “October Baby,” filmed mainly in Mobile, the Birmingham-based brothers realized they did not have to move west.
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Aug 25, 2016 · “Woodlawn: The True Story” began as a bedtime story for Hank Erwin’s sons Andy and Jon. Today, the movie is heralded as a powerful faith-based film that tells the true story of the Woodlawn High School football team and the spiritual awakening that captured the heart of nearly every player on the team.
