But how this might have occurred is never dramatized. In 1973, a spiritual awakening captures the hearts of the woodlawn high school football team. We also do everything possible to make sure they succeed at school. Woodlawn small group study christian movies fishflix. This study is designed for all small groups, regardless of whether your group has seen the movie woodlawn. Woodlawn is soon to be a major motion picture starring jon voight, nic bishop, and c. Fueled by the teams dedication to love and unity in a school filled with racism and hate, the team makes an astounding run at the playoffs. Based on the true story of tandy gerelds and tony nathan, it stars sean astin, nic bishop, caleb castille, sherri shepherd, jon voight, and c.
This lesson can be used to guide classroom discussions about this film. Download materials from woodlawn which include videos, desktops, banners and sermons. Jon voight, sean astin, nic bishop, caleb castille, sherri. Dvd with fulllength film an annual public site license for 1 location digital movie event planning guide digital resources including web graphics, printable ticket invite, printable bulletin insert template, discussion questions and powerpoint slide templates the standard license is appropriate. For a faithbased film, woodlawn is definitely one of the higher quality christian movies you will see today in the theater. See more ideas about woodlawn movie, greatest commandment and love the lord. He told about a period in history, 1973, in their own hometown when there was a destructive amount of racial tension and unrest but a. The movie license includes just what you need to legally show the movie at your church, including. The erwin brothers faithbased film tells the true tale of the historymaking 1973 woodlawn high school football team. A gifted high school football player must learn to boldly embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions. Woodlawn finds out that he can become the next lord woodlawn.
Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. And what kind of movie about birmingham would be complete without the. Weve put together a woodlawn sermon that goes in depth into the heart and ministry of this film. Woodlawn feels that boys can be forgiven for rowdy behavior, but that caddie has forgotten her responsibilities as a lady. Ostensibly, the movie from the christian filmmaking team of brothers andrew and jon erwin wants to be about how jesus helped defuse the tension arising from the forced racial integration of woodlawn high school in birmingham, alabama, in the early 1970s. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Lead by their coach, tandy geralds, and fueled by the teams dedication to love and unity in a school filled with racism and hate, the team makes an astounding run at the playoffs, leading to the largest high school football game ever played in the torn city of birmingham, alabama, and the. Uther dadaleares satchel as jack luca as ethan halim as dan jason norton as mr. Sports and religion are a potent combination, one that siblings jon and andrew erwin october baby. Woodlawn this faithbased indie based on reallife events could attract mainstream audiences with football action and drama of 70s school integration.
Team discussion questions from the movie woodlawn 2015 coaches, below are some discussion questions you can use with your players after viewing woodlawn. A gifted high school football player must learn to boldly embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field in woodlawn, a moving and inspirational new film based on the true story of how love and unity overcame hate and division in early 1970s birmingham, alabama. Some of the black students join the football team and this leads to racial tensions both. You might need to personalize some of the questions to best fit your team. Jon erwin grew up hearing the amazing story of the woodlawn football team, and it was a. Forks over knives is a 2011 documentary by writer and director lee fulkerson that examines the effect of diet on disease. Aside from sports, woodlawn has given me the opportunity to explore other interests of mine, such as music, journalism, and physics. With teaching from caleb castille who plays tony nathan in woodlawn, the student study speaks to teens about uniting together. It is really the story of an africanamerican high school football player in the newly integrated south, and the powerful role that christian faith played in the interpersonal relationships and larger social structures surrounding that explosive moment in time. If there was one movie i could recommend to everyone, this would be the one. As an experiment after the conversion, hank proposed that the team dedicate their season to the glory of god. A gifted high school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.
Oct 15, 2015 woodlawn christian moviefilm, erwin brothers, alabama football. Starring sean astin, nic bishop, caleb castille, c. Set in birmingham, alabama, in the 1970s, woodlawn is a true story based on the life of nfl great, tony nathan, and the highest attended football game ever played in. This kit includes one copy of one the woodlawn study small group study. This journal is a companion to the one student small group study. The erwin brothers andrew and jon directed this powerful film that tells the true story of how a biracial high school football team representing birminghams woodlawn high school being forcibly integrated by courtmandated bussing were reconciled to each other through almost the entire team making personal commitments to christ. Four video episodes on dvdan easytofollow leaders guide for facilitating a small group gatheringone copy of the journal for the study onewoodlawn dvd student study kit by david stone, tony evans. But again, woodlawn is less about civil rights and more about the height of the jesus movement of the early 70s and how one team, black and white, played football for their lord.
One of the most powerful faithbased films i have ever seen. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Woodlawn opens in top 10 at box office baptist press. We try to see that they eat right, get enough sleep, and monitor their friendships. In the movie, black students join a previously white high school as a result of desegregation laws. Woodlawn wavers between motivational and theologically. Woodlawn book by todd gerelds, mark schlabach, bobby. Woodlawn is a 2015 american christian sports drama film directed by the erwin brothers, andrew and jon erwin. One features powerful scenes and exclusive footage from the movie woodlawn to discover that it only takes one person to start a revolution. Reilly milburn joined woodlawn at the start of upper school.
The chaplain in the film, hank erwin, is based on the true story of his father the reallife chaplain that led the woodlawn team to christ. How does a letter from england upset the familys life. The woodlawn colonels football team is a microcosm of the problems at the school and in the city, which erupts in. Woodlawn 2015 more important than winning scene 510. With teaching from caleb castille who plays tony nathan in woodlawn, the one student study speaks to teens about uniting together.
One the woodlawn study student small group study dvd. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. In the midst of violent, impassioned racial tensions in birmingham, alabama, new football coach, tandy gerelds, was struggling to create a winning football team at woodlawn high schoolone of the last schools in birmingham to integrate. It was produced by kevin downes and daryl lefever with crescent city pictures and red sky studios and was released on october 16. In fact, woodlawn has some of the best cinematography and acting i. When the all white school of woodlawn high is forced to integrate five hundred black students bused from the other side of town, the school is set to explode. Director jon erwin talks with dennis rainey about the making of the inspirational feature film, woodlawn. The birmingham herald predicted that woodlawn might win one or two games that season fall, 73 and that was it.
Lead by their coach, tandy geralds, and fueled by the teams dedication to love and unity in a school. Woodlawn movie license church media outreach marketing. Released october 16th, 2015, woodlawn stars sean astin, nicholas bishop, caleb castille, sherri shepherd the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 3 min, and received a score of 57 out of 100. Courses, credit and payment cards, digital educational resources, digital. This moving and inspirational film is based on the true story of. Woodlawn shares the story of how ones faith can be found, renewed, and restored. The faithbased drama woodlawn, drawn from the true story of a high school football teams racial integration 40 years ago in birmingham, ala. Includes everything you need to plan a sixweek teaching series around the concepts presented in the small group study. Woodlawn is based on a true story about a school in birmingham, ala. It provides daily, personal devotions on the topics of unity and revival found in the 4week study. Special video message for pastors video guide for implementing a churchwide program six sermon transcripts video clips from woodlawn to accompany sermons a sermon bumpers short video.
Woodlawn small group study its 1973, years after the civil rights movement of the 1960s, but racial prejudice and tensions still run high in the deep south, especially in the town of birmingham, alabama. One of those young men, tony nathan, is very fast and shows promise as a widereceiver and running back. Woodlawn is a faithbased football drama centered around woodlawn high school in birmingham, alabama. Sean astin is well known for his film debut portraying mikey in steven spielbergs the goonies, for playing the title role in the critically acclaimed rudy, and for his role as the beloved sam gamgee in the academy award winning trilogy, the lord of the rings. One suggestion i have is to divide your team into smaller groups where there can be more interaction and discussion. Most of us believe passionately in contributing to our childrens physical, social, and intellectual development. God worked through the woodlawn high school football team to unite the city and ignite a spiritual awakening. Woodlawn, is a film that grew out of a true story the erwin brothers dad, hank erwin recounted to them many a night at bedtime. Lead by their coach, tandy geralds, and fueled by the teams dedication to. Facebookwoodlawn is the newest movie by erwin brothers, who previously brought us october baby in woodlawn, a group of high school football players in the 1970s are radically saved when one man comes in to tell them about the gospel. After the film begins with the above quote from martin luther king, the voice of woodlawn coach tandy geralds nic bishop explains that prior to 1973, he didnt believe in miracles. The desegregation leads to uprisings in the community.
One of my favorite things about woodlawn is the ability to try new things, and at the same time delve deeper into areas and interests that you love. With teaching by pastors dave stone and tony evans, one prepares your heart to experience and embrace a move of god. I just preordered this movie because my family saw it in the theater and it is a cut above most movies. Director jon erwin shares the amazing true story behind. One the woodlawn study student journal book at christian. Vinyl boutique shop, one of the best manufacturer of the clothing industry. One of the most evocative scenes is when tony refuses to shake the hand of and take a publicity photo with governor george wallace, who opposed integration.
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