The Jesus Music - BLU-RAY [Standard]

With stirring songs of faith, love, and hope, Jesus music rose from America's 1960s counterculture movement to become a worldwide phenomenon. This fascinating documentary reveals the music's uplifting and untold story - from it's humble beginnings at the Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, California through it's transformation into the multibillion-dollar industry of Christian Contemporary Music today. Directed by the Erwin Brothers (InchI Can Only ImagineInch, InchI Still BelieveInch, InchAmerican UnderdogInch), THE JESUS MUSIC is the definitive love letter to CCM fans that features intimate interviews with the genre's biggest stars including Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, TobyMac, Kirk Franklin, and Lauren Daigle. With stories of trials and triumphs, the universal power of music from these artists shine through from their messages of passion, sacrifice, and redemption that inspire millions of devoted listeners.

A moving mix of concert film and documentary, this singular exploration follows the rich history of gospel music in America through the testimony of two towering figures who lived it, composer Thomas A. Dorsey and singer Willie Mae Ford Smith. Add performances by such greats as Delois Barrett Campbell and The Barrett Sisters, Zella Jackson Price, and The O'Neal Twins, and the result is an acclaimed, joy-filled celebration. 100 min. Widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles English

In 1969, Southern California pastor Chuck Smith (Kelsey Grammer) had no answers about a shrinking congregation-until his daughter gave a fortuitous lift to hitchhiking hippie evangelical Lonnie Frisbie (Jonathan Roumie). The intersection of their fates, and that of skeptical teen/future pastor Greg Laurie (Joel Courtney) over the ensuing decade's Jesus movement, are followed in this inspirational adaptation of Laurie's memoir. Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Anna Grace Barlow, Ally Ioannides co-star. 120 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.