THANK
THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITH US. THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY HAS BEEN
CELEBRATED FOR THOUSANDS OF
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. WHILE THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
IS STILL IMPACTFUL, SOMETIMES
IT'S WORTH A MODERN-DAY TWIST.
THE FOLKS AT NORTHEAST
CHRISTIAN CHURCH DECIDED TO
MAKE THEIR OWN ADAPTATION WITH
A SHORT FILM.
WE SPOKE WITH MEMBERS OF THE
CAST.
CAST.
CAST. >>
CAST. >> Reporter:
>> Reporter: >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
>> THAT WAS JUST A LITTLE
GLIMPSE OF A NEW SHORT P.M.
FROM THE NORTHEAST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH CALLED SOMEONE WORTHY
PUTTING A NEW MODERN SPIN ON
THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS.
HERE TO TELL US MORE AS THE
PASTOR WHO DIRECTED THE MOVIE.
AND TWO OF THE LEAD ACTORS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR TALKING WITH
ME TODAY.
ME TODAY.
ME TODAY. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO SAY,
CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. I LAUGHED OUT LOUD.
YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> FIRST OF ALL, CAN YOU TELL
US ABOUT THE FILM AND WHAT
INSPIRED IT.
INSPIRED IT. >> SO, ABOUT THREE OR FOUR
YEARS AGO WE HAD SET OUT TO
CREATE A CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE
THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT
WOULD BE VERY SPECIAL FOR
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. WE WANTED IT TO BE A
CELEBRATION OF SOME OF THE
TALENTED PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE
HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING
WITH SO WE CREATED THE STAGE
PRODUCTION THAT WAS REALLY
SPECIAL TO US.
WE KNEW IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE THIS
YEAR SO WE SET OUT TO TRY TO
REINVENT THE WHEEL ON HOW WE
APPROACH CHRISTMAS.
APPROACH CHRISTMAS. AND, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THESE
INCREDIBLY TALENTED PEOPLE THAT
WE WANTED TO LEAN INTO THEIR
TALENTS AND THE IDEA CAME TO
CREATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT CAN
BE SHARED AND PEOPLE'S LIVING
ROOMS WHEREVER THEY ARE.
SO, IT WAS AN IDEA THAT WAS
SPARKED BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT
THE PEOPLE THAT WE COULD BUILD
THE IDEA AROUND SPECIFICALLY,
THESE TWO PEOPLE ON MY RADAR IS
FOLKS THAT I KNEW THAT WE COULD
CREATE SOMETHING AROUND AND WE
COULD WRITE SOMETHING AROUND
IT.
IT.
IT. SO,
IT. SO, WE HAVE THIS CRAZY IDEA AND
WE MADE A MOVIE IN THREE
MONTHS.
MONTHS.
MONTHS. THE SHORT FILM AND WHAT HE
REALLY HOPE IS THAT IT FEELS
LIKE A GIFT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WE
CAN GET BACK BECAUSE OUR
COMMUNITY HAS BEEN THROUGH A
LOT THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH SO MANY
THINGS TOGETHER.
THINGS TOGETHER. WE WANTED A CHANCE TO GET TO
JUST CELEBRATE TOGETHER AND
CELEBRATE A SEASON THAT WE
THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
SO, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE
HEART OF THIS FILM IS ABOUT.
IT'S JUST A CHANCE FOR US TO
GET BACK TO CELEBRATE THE ARTS
TO GET TO LOOK AT THIS STORY
THAT WE'VE HEARD SO MANY TIMES
AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL LET YOU
EMPATHIZE WITH THE HUMANS THAT
WERE PART OF THIS ORIGINAL
CHRISTMAS STORY.
CHRISTMAS STORY. BUT MAYBE IN A NEW MODERN WAY.
>> IS AMAZING.
YOU ARE PRETTY LUCKY BECAUSE
YOU HAD A LOT OF TALENTED
PEOPLE BECAUSE IT HAS
CHOREOGRAPHY, MUSIC.
CHOREOGRAPHY, MUSIC. IT HAS EVERYTHING.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. AND THEY ABSOLUTELY NAILED IT.
WE NEVER HAD A HICCUP AND IT
CAME TO TOWN.
YOU KNOW THAT WAS JUST OUR
SCHEDULING.
SCHEDULING. BUT FROM A TIME PERSPECTIVE
THESE GUYS WERE INCREDIBLE.
WE HAD A BRIAN WHO IS ANOTHER
BIG LEAD OF OURS WHO PLAYED THE
ANGEL GABRIEL.
ANGEL GABRIEL. MICHAEL KIRBY PLAYED THE KID
WHO LEARNED THIS LESSON.
SO, JUST SO TALENTED.
>> ALL OF THE STARS OF THE MOVIE
THEY PLAYED A REALLY IMPORTANT
PART OF THE STORY.
COULD YOU TALK A BIT ABOUT
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. FOR MYSELF, I LOVE BEING ABLE
TO JUMP IN AND JUST TO WORK
WITH THEM IN THE GRAND SCHEME
OF BRINGING TO LIFE THE STORY.
AND FOR US, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT IS JUST SO IMPORTANT.
THE ROLES THAT WE PLAYED.
I PLAY JOSEPH.
WHICH IS JUST A KEY PERSON IN
THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS AND THE
STORY OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS.
SO, JUST TO WALK THROUGH HOW TO
MODERNIZE THAT INTO MAKE IT INTO
KIND OF A STORY THAT EVERYONE
CAN KIND OF FEEL AND JUST JUMP
AROUND IN THE CITY WAS PRETTY
AMAZING.
AMAZING.
AMAZING. TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE BEAT TO
IT IN A MODERN-DAY SPIN.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU DIDN'T JUST SING AND
ACT BUT YOU ACTUALLY HAD A PART
IN WRITING SOME OF THE MUSIC.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> VERY MINUSCULE IN COMPARED
TO THESE GUYS.
>> I'VE HEARD IN THE STUDIO YOU
ARE EVEN THROWING IN STAFF ON-
THE-FLY.
THE-FLY.
THE-FLY. >> I MEAN.
THEY JUST CULTIVATED A VERY
SPECIAL ENVIRONMENT THAT GAVE
US THE ABILITY TO DO SO.
AFTER A YEAR THAT HAS BEEN
REALLY HARD ON THE PERFORMING
ARTS COMMUNITY.
ARTS COMMUNITY. IT WAS JUST SO SPECIAL THAT WE
GOT TO USE THESE PASSIONS AND
NOTHING IS WASTED.
THIS MOVIE IT WAS SUCH A GIFT.
>> IS AMAZING.
AND WHAT IMPACT DO YOU HOPE
THAT THE FILM HAS?
>> AS IT HAS ALREADY STARTED TO
BE SEEN, IT IS DOING EXACTLY
WHAT WE DREAMED OF.
LETTING PEOPLE WHO MAYBE DON'T
HAVE ANY INTEREST IN CHURCH OR
JESUS.
JESUS.
JESUS. WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE
VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT TO BE
ABLE TO WATCH AND SEAL LIKE
THEY ARE CONNECTED.
FEEL LIKE THEY ARE VERY MOVED
BY THE STORY.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST DREAM.
THAT PEOPLE WHO AREN'T REALLY
INTERESTED IN WHAT WE ARE ABOUT
WITNESSING WHAT WE'VE DONE AND
SAY HEY, I'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LOVE
TO PURSUE OR SHARE.
EVEN AS SOMEBODY WHO ISN'T
INTERESTED IN FAITH OR
SPIRITUALITY.
SPIRITUALITY. I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD
MOVIE.
MOVIE.
MOVIE. I
MOVIE. I THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT IS REALLY SPECIAL AND IT'S
SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T THINK
WE'D EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO DO
IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.
AND ALL THE HURDLES THAT WE HAD
THROWN AT US.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. NOW THIS IS STREAMING RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO TO SEE IT?
>> YOU CAN GO ONLINE, JUST TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE ARE
DOING AS A CHURCH THROUGHOUT
CHRISTMAS, THE CHRISTMAS
EXPERIENCE HAS EVERYTHING.
IT HAS MOVIE, THE SOUNDTRACK
ALSO HAS THE IN PERSON OR ALL
THE EXTRA STUFF WE WILL BE
DOING TO THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON.
AND, ALSO THE SOUNDTRACK WITH
THESE INCREDIBLE SINGERS IS
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE.
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE. YOU CAN JUST LOOK UP SOMEONE
WORTHY AND I REALLY AM EXCITED
TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE
I THINK THAT WE HAVE WORLD-
CLASS MUSICIANS THAT HAVE JUST
GONE NEXT LEVEL AND I THINK THAT
YOUR KIDS ARE GOING TO LOVE IT.
I KNOW MY KIDS ARE OBSESSED
WITH IT.
WITH IT.
WITH IT. SO, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ENGAGE
WITH IT AND YOU CAN FIND IT ALL
OVER THE PLACE.
>> AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT
TO STREAM THE SOUNDTRACK
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WALKING
AROUND MY HOUSE.
IT'S A REALLY CATCHY