Directed by

Ian Cheney


Produced by

Meredith DeSalazar

Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse 

Elliot Kirschner


Co-Producers 

Rebecca Taylor

Eliza Schiff

Hannah Morrill

Brandon Yadegari Moreno


Director of Photography

Ezra Wolfinger


Sound Recordist 

Tom Eichler


2nd Unit Director of Photography

Brandon Yadegari Moreno


Edited by

Josh Melrod

Sam Peisner 

Natasha Bedu


Cinematographers

Ian Cheney

Taylor Gentry

Daniel Quintanilla


Original Score 

Simon Beins

Ben Fries


Outreach Producer 

Anna Ely


Assistant Editor

Irene Yadao


Trailer Editor

Matt Gelb


Poster Design

Valarie Mason


Colorist

Flip Kotsishevskiy


Post Sound Services 

Nocturnal Sound

Re-Recording Mixer 

Eli Cohn

Dialogue Editor 

Will Whatley

FX Editors 

Jack Sasner

Samuel Berliner-Sachs


Production Assistants 

Sarah Glees 

Alex Luu 

Jasmine Nicole 

Drew Towan

India Wolterstorff 


Associate Producer

Alisa Reznick


Special Assistant to the DP

Kepler Cheney


Clearance Counsel

Donaldson Callif Perez

Lisa Callif

Jacqueline Swett

Carpenter

Jim Rosenau

Additional Materials 

“What God Did to Win Your Heart”, Max Lucado, “He Chose the Nails” Session 1, HarperChristian Resources

“Chicago Poppies” by fnnch

“Wales Window for Alabama” by John Petts

“Centurion-Jus Fides Libertatum” by Branko Medenica

“The Stone of Hope at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial” by Lei Yixin

“World War II Memorial” designed by Friedrich St. Florian


Additional Participants

Cameron Henry

Chanel Vargas

Davianna Pomaika'i McGregor

Fat Dog

Ipolani Duvauchelle

Joan Jackson

John Mahan

Kaz Hobbs Walls

Lorraine “Rainey” Sykes 

Mohye Abdulaziz

Mulika Musyimi 

Nick Richardson 

Robert Speer

Rodney Lynch

Taj Mahal



With Special Thanks to our Performers


Calling All Angels 

Performed by Pieta Brown

Written by Pieta Brown

Pieta Brown is a singer, songwriter & photographer who has been making music for over 25 years.


El Son de la Negra 

Traditional Mexican folk song

Performed by Mariachi Aztlán de Pueblo High School

Mariachi Aztlán de Pueblo High School is a youth mariachi group from Tucson that has serenaded audiences across borders for 35 years. 


The Dawning of the Day (Fáinne Geal an Lae)

Performed by The Shannon Rovers

Composed by Thomas Connellan

The Shannon Rovers are celebrating 100 years of playing the bagpipes and preserving Irish traditions.


Jasmine Flower 

Traditional Chinese Folk Song

Performed by Menghua Guan

Menghua Guan brought her expertise of the guzheng, or Chinese zither, from China to Chicago.


Untitled, for the land and people of Maine

Performed by Robin Lane 

Written by Robin Lane 

Robin Lane is a composer, educator, music producer, and sound engineer. 


Hey Mr. Gip

Performed by Earl “Guitar” Williams

Written by Earl “Guitar” Williams

Earl “Guitar” Williams is the Soul King of Bessemer, Alabama, where he styles hair and sings rhythm & blues. 


Give Me Jesus

Traditional African American spiritual 

Performed by Elias Hendricks

Arranged by Elias Hendricks

Elias Hendricks is a Birmingham-based artist who mixes soul with opera to make opera more accessible.


Puʻuanahulu

Performed by Led Kaapana

Written by David Alapai

Led Kaapana is a world-renowned slack key guitarist from the Big Island of Hawai’i. His loving fans call themselves “Led Heads.”