of 6 million. How did that come about?
We’d love to hear the backstory! our first international airing– and
straight into the heart of Islam!
Steve: I have been friends with Dr.
Hormoz Shariat of Iran Alive for a
number of years. I even made a video
for his ministry once based on a
powerful testimony from Iran. When
we decided to give the film away
for free for missions I immediately
contacted him and asked if he would
be willing to air The Pilgrim’s Progress
over Easter weekend. He was elated
and translated and dubbed the film
into Farsi. I didn’t realize that they
have very little access to quality
Christian feature films because of all
the distribution licenses that normally
are enforce. This confirmed my
vision to give the film away for free. Kelinda: John Rhys-Davies from The
Lord of the Rings, Kristyn Getty from
In Christ Alone and Ben Price from
America’s Got Talent were featured
voices in The Pilgrim’s Progress.
What was it like working with them?
Iran Alive is the most viewed Christian
station airing into Iran. They have 6
million faithful viewers. (2 million
secret Christians and 4 million Muslim
seekers). Over Easter weekend they
had been airing the same programs
year after year but this year they
had The Pilgrim’s Progress! It was
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Robert: Each one was different to work
with, but all three were both amazing
and wonderful. In between takes, John
would quote entire passages from the
original book which really impressed
me. He was quite familiar with Bunyan’s
work. When it was time for a take, he
transformed himself to the character.
Kristyn was very patient as I had to walk
the fine line of having her record with an
Irish accent but making sure it was not
soo strong for general audiences. And
Ben, because he is an impersonator, it
was like working with a slew of actors
embodied in one person. Not one of
them was difficult to work with and
they took my direction professionally,
humbly, and yet when it came time for
they performance, they stepped up to