Best Documentary Nominees 2024

 I WILL SOAR” is a true story of one city, one community high school and one coach who brought them all together and produced a winning football season with record numbers of first-generation students attending university. 

The hope for this episodic series is that it will spark a missional mindset and renew a missions passion. We desire people, communities and churches to come together and see how much of a benefit and help the Gospel can be to culture, while giving them a love for image-bearers in other cultures. 

The show host utilizes the exploration of culture, cuisine and connection with some light-hearted Texan comedy. The series feels similar to Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown.

The goal for the viewer is to have an understanding of what God is doing in a particular people group on this planet, how God can use people in their own culture and how the viewer can be used in their own community to impact those around them. 

 This film tells the story of Kyuzo Miyoshi, known as FRANKIE SAN to most. FRANKIE SAN came to the United States after being saved from the depths of suicide in post WWII Japan. He found his way to one of the most dangerous prisons in the United States where he became a friend to those forgotten by society. 

My story is the poignant journey of a Jewish woman set free by Jesus, or Yeshua in Hebrew. By His death and resurrection, Jesus rescued me from darkness, depression and futility. Somehow, in a way I cannot even begin to fathom, He miraculously brought treasures and purpose out of my failures—not despite my failures, but because of them. In many ways, the story of my redemption parallels a rainbow in the night.

At times, I felt dark and devoid of purpose, but all along every bright and beautiful hue was visible to my Creator. Just like the radiant colors of a lunar rainbow are revealed by a long-exposure photograph, after decades of walking with the Lord, vivid shades began emerging from my darkness. Over the years, the Lord has made visible to me the luminous colors of my life, colors that had been previously veiled from my sight.

I am very grateful the Lord has granted me deeper and deeper healing.  He has opened my eyes to the brilliance of His work in my life so I can bring hope and encouragement to others.

LETTER TO THE AMERICAN CHURCH lays out the parallels between early 1930’s Nazi Germany and other totalitarian regimes, including Mao, Stalin and what is happening in America today and how the Church has been silent in the face of this evil. Because of America’s influence, the Church has received a calling to defend the voiceless and speak against the powers that silence the cry for freedom. The film argues that the Church’s decision to stay out of politics undermines the very message of the gospel and its power to transform every sphere of human existence. Join Metaxas and several leading conservative voices of today, including Charlie Kirk, Dr. James Lindsay, Pastor Rob McCoy, Seth Gruber, Pastor David Engelhardt, Victor Marx, Eileen Marx and Pastor John K. Amanchukwu Sr., as they explain how cultural Marxism has taken over America, including the Church. The film is a wake-up call and summons the church to stand up, speak out and battle against the evil that they are seeing manifest in our country.

 Hosted by Isaac Hernandez and starring Dean Cain, "Driving Fast and Saving Lives Since 2001" is a 58:30 compilation of documentary shorts chronicling the wild ride that is MotorGospel Ministries.  MotorGospel Ministries founder Aaron Schwartzbart was a self-confessed homicidal maniac with a steering wheel until he got born again around 1993.  He has been using his pathological tendencies with a steering wheel for good instead of evil ever since, operating a unique anti-street-racing campaign for LAPD since 2001.