A chat with the filmmakers behind The Chosen

<p>In this episode, Eric Kohn, Acton’s director of communications, sits down with Dallas Jenkins, director of <em>The Chosen</em>, an online multi season TV series depicting the life of Jesus. Later in this episode, Kohn interviews Jonathan Roumie, the actor who portrays Jesus.</p><p> </p><p><em>The Chosen</em> is the largest crowdfunded media project of all time. According to <em>The Chosen </em>website: “Season 2 was fully funded in November 2020. This time 125,346 people contributed a total of $10,000,000. 86% of people who funded Season 1 also funded Season 2, with an average contribution of $299.99.” Season 3 is over 90% crowdfunded. This has been achieved completely outside the Hollywood system, with no plans of ever being sold to a major studio.</p><br><p><a href="https://watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen/watch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch | The Chosen TV</a> </p><br><p><a href="https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/17/how-a-crowdfunded-christian-tv-series-could-change-the-entertainment-industry/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How A Crowdfunded Christian TV Series Could Change Entertainment</a> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Subscribe to </strong><a href="https://www.acton.org/actonline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Acton Line</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.acton.org/actonunwind" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Acton Unwind</strong></a><strong>, & </strong><a href="https://www.acton.org/actonvault" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Acton Vault</strong></a> </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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