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The Dramatic Work of Rich and Joyce Swingle

Providence

04.12.15 12:19 PM Comment(s) By Rich




Our poster was miraculously in the main
lobby of AMC Empire. It could have gone
anywhere in the labyrinth of 25 screens.
I played the adult male lead role of Mitchell Little in the feature-length music video, Providence, which had a limited nationwide theatrical release through AMC Independent, which opened Valentine's Weekend, 2016. It's now won or been nominated for over 80 awards.

One of the venues was the historical AMC Empire Theatre on Times Square.   Click here to see how that was an answer to an eight-year prayer.

It's now beginning to roll out across the land, and you can schedule a screening in your area.

It's now available on  DVD and digital download.

On February 12th and 13th, I was joined for a Q and A by actors Stacey Bradshaw ( Touched by Grace) and Emily Knapp ( The Good Book) who play Teen and Young Rachel, Apolonia Davalos ( The Perfect Wedding) who plays Beautiful Woman at Church, as well as Jenn Gotzon ( Frost/Nixon).

Providence is a charming modern silent film from the makers of  The Good Book, their first silent film, which has been nominated for 21 awards and has won over half of those.  Providence has already won three awards at the Faith Film Fest: "Best Story," "Best Directing," and "Best Lyrical Music!"

The story is only told through movement and brand new songs written for this film. I like to call it a feature-length montage.

I play the adult version of a character who has known a girl most of his life. Circumstances and shyness have kept them apart, but the Lord brings them together in His timing. I loved being a part of this charming film because it’s such a beautiful picture of how the Lord is at work in bringing couples together. I’m so pleased with the final result, and I love that its theatrical release means more people will see God’s love on film!

It premiered in Franklin, TN, on November 8.

Christians may want to know:
The Dove Association rates it "Faith-Friendly" for ages 12 and over. You can read more details here: Providence.

Director, Sharon Wilharm, wrote about how the film came into existence: You're Invited on Our Filmmaking Journey.

https://player.vimeo.com/video/153527977?byline=0&portrait=0

https://www.youtube.com/embed/e42b5sTp_Uc?rel=0

I was in Nashville over three weekends, and the dailies were looking great!

In the run-up to the February 12 nationwide release through AMC Independent they are releasing a series of music videos:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/OQkzSdPgXwE?rel=0

https://www.youtube.com/embed/JH2kc5A4bec?rel=0

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SVuexL2eZBs?rel=0

https://www.youtube.com/embed/kgXAJtlnrfM?rel=0

https://www.youtube.com/embed/mq-P267TN5s?rel=0

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5uqnXLlefjw?rel=0

https://www.youtube.com/embed/VgBay-JyW0E?rel=0

Here's a rough cut of my character's proposal scene:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddNHsl3dX9o?rel=0

Interviews from the premiere:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/KrHRj8YVMCY?rel=0




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