Alex Kendrick and his brother Stephen went to Brazil to train 65 young Christian filmmakers. They came home with a Sony-funded feature film shot in Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, starring a husband and wife who got pregnant during production and welcomed their baby two weeks before this interview. The new film is Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul, a remake of the very first movie the Kendrick brothers ever made, updated for modern day Brazil and releasing in American theaters October 16.

Lordship, the movie screen as a canvas for the human heart, and a God who put every piece in place: Alex shares how the trip to Brazil came together through a series of unlikely open doors — including an interpreter named Enrique from Orlando who walked up out of nowhere and asked if they needed help — and why the story of an unethical car salesman, his praying wife, and a pastor's prayer that God would treat him the way he treated others is just as powerful in Portuguese as it was in English 25 years ago. He also revisits the Facing the Giants PG controversy and why a rating that initially stung turned into $8 million worth of free publicity that launched their career.

Highlights
Why the Kendricks agreed to train 65 Brazilian filmmakers and how that trip became a Sony-funded feature film
The interpreter named Enrique who walked up and offered to help the moment they needed one — and never left
Why shooting Flywheel in Portuguese, in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazilian culture made it something no dubbed version could replicate
The husband and wife lead actors who got pregnant during production and welcomed a baby two weeks ago
How the original Flywheel sold over a million DVDs despite almost every production mistake imaginable
The story behind Flywheel, a used car salesman whose pastor unknowingly prays that God treats him the way he treated others
Why Alex says the movie screen is not the primary canvas — the human heart is
The Facing the Giants PG controversy and why a rating over faith content turned into a career-launching media moment

Resources / Links / CTA
🌐 Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul
📱 Instagram Alex Kendrick: https://www.instagram.com/the.alex.kendrick
🌐 Kendrick Brothers: https://kendrickbrothers.com
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Alex Kendrick and his brother Stephen went to Brazil to train 65 young Christian filmmakers. They came home with a Sony-funded feature film shot in Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, starring a husband and wife who got pregnant during production and welcomed their baby two weeks before this interview. The new film is Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul, a remake of the very first movie the Kendrick brothers ever made, updated for modern day Brazil and releasing in American theaters October 16.
Lordship, the movie screen as a canvas for the human heart, and a God who put every piece in place: Alex shares how the trip to Brazil came together through a series of unlikely open doors &mdash; including an interpreter named Enrique from Orlando who walked up out of nowhere and asked if they needed help &mdash; and why the story of an unethical car salesman, his praying wife, and a pastor's prayer that God would treat him the way he treated others is just as powerful in Portuguese as it was in English 25 years ago. He also revisits the Facing the Giants PG controversy and why a rating that initially stung turned into $8 million worth of free publicity that launched their career.
Highlights
<ul dir="ltr">
<li>Why the Kendricks agreed to train 65 Brazilian filmmakers and how that trip became a Sony-funded feature film</li>
<li>The interpreter named Enrique who walked up and offered to help the moment they needed one &mdash; and never left</li>
<li>Why shooting Flywheel in Portuguese, in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazilian culture made it something no dubbed version could replicate</li>
<li>The husband and wife lead actors who got pregnant during production and welcomed a baby two weeks ago</li>
<li>How the original Flywheel sold over a million DVDs despite almost every production mistake imaginable</li>
<li>The story behind Flywheel, a used car salesman whose pastor unknowingly prays that God treats him the way he treated others</li>
<li>Why Alex says the movie screen is not the primary canvas &mdash; the human heart is</li>
<li>The Facing the Giants PG controversy and why a rating over faith content turned into a career-launching media moment</li>
</ul>
Resources / Links / CTA
<ul dir="ltr">
<li>🌐 <a href="https://flywheelignitionofthesoulmovie.com/">Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul</a></li>
<li>📱 Instagram Alex Kendrick: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.alex.kendrick/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/the.alex.kendrick</a></li>
<li>🌐 Kendrick Brothers: <a href="https://kendrickbrothers.com/">https://kendrickbrothers.com</a></li>
<li>🌐 Follow, share, and explore more of <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/crosswalk-talk-celebrity-christian-interviews/">Crosswalk Talk</a></li>
<li>👉 Follow, share, and subscribe for more faith-driven conversations on <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/">Lifeaudio</a></li>
</ul>
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They Flew to Brazil to Teach Filmmaking and Came Home With a Movie

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