Top Billboard charts singer, actress and American Idol contestant, Katharine McPhee (www.katharinemcphee.com) contributed the song “Say Goodbye,” to our film I AM. The song, from her most recent album Unbroken, partnered perfectly, allowing us to create a thematically rich music video.

For over two years now I have been working on the feature film, I AM (www.iamthemovie.com). We recently acquired a distribution deal through 20th Century Fox, where our film will be launched at one thousand churches across North America. The dedication yielded not only a beautiful product, but also an opportunity for everyone to see it.

During its course, I was able to execute all of my artistic and technical skills within a project of substance. It is big screen cinematic and exciting, but also incorporates Christian themes. As more of a dialogue than a sermon, it applies the messages of the Ten Commandments to a contemporary drama of interlocking vignettes. It follows the decisions of one wealthy family squabbling over inheritance in the face of death, to a detective investigating, a washed up rock star partner and the rising Defense Attorney. Together, they develop through a disappearance which brings everyone’s moral standing into question. There is grit and pain; but in place of judgment there is guidance. It is engaging, looks great and stands upright on the backbone of faith.

Writer/Director John Ward, Actor/Producer (and former professional baseball player) Todd Zeile, my partner at Scizors, Aaron Breeden, and I formed the crux of a strong team. We accomplished something momentous for this budgetary level. As the film’s producer, director of photography, motion graphics artist and editor I am pleased that I AM and its message were so skillfully executed.

Our deal with Fox is one of a kind. One thousand churches across the United States and Canada will screen it for free. DVDs will be available for sale at all major stores nationwide, as well as online. Watch the trailer below, and spread the word on FACEBOOK.