This Lent we will do something very different in our Wednesday Movie Night series: we will show all 8 episodes (2 episodes per week) of the first season of “The Chosen” (https://watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen), the amazing,
crowd-funded series about the life of Jesus. A charismatic fisherman drowning in debt; a troubled woman wrestling with real demons; a gifted publican ostracized by his family and his people; a religious leader struggling with his beliefs. See Jesus through the eyes of those that met him.
Season 1 was funded in Nov 2019 by 75,346 people contributing a total of $10 million in record time, making The Chosen the largest crowdfunded media project in history. Season 2 was fully funded in Nov 2020 by 125,346 people contributing to the total of $10 million. Season 3 is fully funded and “coming soon”. Funding is underway for Season 4, with plans for a total of 7 seasons. Viewer ratings of the series are unbelievably high (99% from 2795 ratings on RottenTomatoes; a weighted average of 9.6/10 from 24,254 users on IMDb;
5.0/5 on 258,300 reviews for “The Chosen” mobile App in the Apple store).
This Wednesday, March 9, at 7 PM, we will show the 1 st two episodes of Season 1 (about an hour and a half in total):
1. I Have Called You by Name: A look at Mary Magdalene and her life right before she meets Jesus; Jesus' future apostles.
2. Shabbat: Learning more about the characters who will follow the great rabbi from Nazareth.
With sufficient interest we will continue for the following 3 weeks.