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The Calling: A Short Film Encourages Christians To Go Into Missions

 

According to "The Calling" press release, an international team of 75 people from 24 different nations worked together to bring life to a Short Film that was created by writer and co-director Hadassah Northe from New Zealand.  She said,  “I’m still running to those in need and it will probably be my whole lifetime but really, this film is my story,” said Ms. Northe.  The Calling is a short movie whose goal is to encourage people to follow the calling that God has for their lives, no matter the cost.

 
The co-directors of The Calling Ruben Nussbaumer from France and Hadassah Northe have taken a very unusual approach by choosing to make the film available for free on the website www.the-calling.net. They want to encourage people to use it in their church or youth group.

 

The Calling was released under a Creative Commons License - Attribution No Derivatives. Which  means that The Calling can be shown in public freely, without asking any permission or paying any royalties. The only limitations are to keep the movie in its original form and to credit the authors of the movie.
 

The Short Film was shot in Denmark and Scotland and the film contrasts a beautiful setting with the struggle the main character, Lydie Sewell from Switzerland, faces while trying to reach out to those in need despite the difficulties along her way.  There are many lessons to be taught by viewing the movie and discussing it in youth groups and in camps.  The story is an allegory of what many Christians face by standing up and responding to their vocation.  Photo: Main Character, Lydie Sewell

 

The actors and crew who brought to reality the idea of the writer and co-director Hadassah Northe, were all volunteers for two years on a ship called Logos Hope.  A vessel with people from all around the world and travelling all around the world.

 

Writer and Co-director Hadassah Northe from New   Zealand is a missionary kid, who was born and raised in Papua New Guinea.  Growing up as a missionary kid in the mission field she grew a heart and passion for missions.  She said, "My brain sees things in pictures and that is how God often communicates with me. The Calling is a picture of my journey with God and finding His heart for His people." Photo: Writer and Co-director Hadassah Northe

 

"My desire is that people all over will be encouraged to keep God as the priority and fulfill ‘The Calling’ that we all have on our lives as Children of God"

 

 

Co - director, Director of Photography and Editor Ruben Nussbaumer is from France, who studied audio visual and multimedia.  He said, The Calling was his first experience directing a fiction, helping make Hadassah's vision a reality.  " I have rarely experienced such a close team work during the whole journey.  And I would say that our common passion to see lives transformed through the message of the Bible is very probably the main reason for it.  Photo: Co - director, Director of Photography and Editor Ruben Nussbaumer

 

 

The Calling is a fun and exciting Short Story that can be used in Youth groups, Church camps, Vacation Bible Schools and Sunday School classes as a teaching aid to discuss what The Calling movie is all about and how it relates to the mission field.  

 

View the movie and see if you can tell what the message behind the movie is all about!