Music from the Heart
SACRED!
Music from the Heart
A film by Ian Woodward
The world of American opera-singer-turned-priest Jim Watson is changed forever in Ian Woodward’s 2016 film musical I’ll Walk with God when wife-to-be Emma reveals the cruel fate that will overwhelm both their lives and that of Jim’s daughter, Holly.
The film has been screened worldwide. Among its 30 awards have been those for Best International Musical Drama, Best Foreign Musical, Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Choir for The Encore Films Choir.
In response to requests from film audiences and directors of international festivals, Sacred! Music From the Heart distills five of the best-loved and most inspirational songs from I’ll Walk with God into one glorious, continuous stream. It allows the eyes and ears to glory in the inspirational, uplifting beauty of “Ave Maria”, “Because God Made Thee Mine”, “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, “The Lord’s Prayer” and “I’ll Walk With God”.
Sacred! Music From the Heart was given its world premiere at the Christian Film Festival in Virginia, USA, on 31 December 2016.
The poster and DVD cover for Sacred! Music From the Heart features the magnificent stained-glass window of St John the Baptist Church in Aldenham, Hertfordshire. Situated 18 miles north of London, the church was the location for I’ll Walk with God. It has been a place of worship for more than 750 years.
SACRED!
Music From the Heart
Created, Written and Produced
by IAN WOODWARD
NORMAN BOWMAN as the Rev Jim Watson
VIRGINIA BYRON as Emma Crawford
CLAIRE HEVERIN as Holly Watson
and featuring
THE ENCORE FILMS CHOIR
with
JOYCE AGBONSON
LARA COOPER-CHADWICK
ANASTASIA DREW
AUDE FLORENTIN
ELISA HAYRAPETYAN
DARIA KING
FRANCESCA MORAN
GEORGINA ROBERTS
LAIA MARTINEZ RUBIR
Organist & Choir Vocal Coach
NATALIE ANNE OWEN
Camera & Editor
IAN WOODWARD
Costume Designer
ANNA CARPOZI
Hair & Make-Up
CAROLINE PEBERDY
Sound & Boom Operator
PAUL RICHARDSON
Gaffer
JAMIE MONTGOMERY
Continuity
SANDRA MARTÍNEZ YÁÑEZ
Wardrobe Mistress& Props
ZENKA WOODWARD
DVD and Poster Designer
STEFANIE WOODWARD
Production Assistants
NATALIE ANNE OWEN
PAUL RICHARDSON
Production Runners
DAVE BLISSETT
CONNOR BRENNAN
SANDRA MARTÍNEZ YÁÑEZ
Sound Assistants
MAISIE JO WONG
DON SHULMAN
SACRED! Music From the Heart
An Encore Films Production of an Ian Woodward Film
An Encore Films Production © Ian Woodward 2017
Runtime: 12 min 16:9
Above: The Narrow Way Film Festival, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, announcement on Facebook for Sacred! Music from the Heart (and Encore Films’ I Love You Truly)
Above: The Wendy’s Shorts Awards Film Festival, Texas, USA
Above: Throughout September 2017, in Buenos Aires, Sacred! Music from the Heart was
screened at four different cinemas with showings at 2pm, 4pm and 7pm as part of Argentina’s
The Jesus Cine Fest International Christian Film Festival.
Below: The four cinemas in Buenos Aires where Sacred! Music from the Heart
was screened during September 2017.
Below: Guests arriving at the Peak International Film Festival 2017, in North Carolina, USA, for the glittering red-carpet black-tie Awards Gala.
Below:
POSTER FOR THE ROYAL FILM FESTIVAL IN BENTON, ARKANSAS,
WHERE SACRED! MUSIC FROM THE HEART WAS SCREENED AT
THE BEAUTUFUL ROYAL THEATRE, A 1920-BUILT BUILDING NOW
LISTED ON AMERICAS NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Below:
ENCORE FILMS UK WERE HONOURED BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
SACRED! MUSIC FROM THE HEART HAD BEEN OFFICIALLY SELECTED
FOR THE BAFTA-QUALIFYING CARMARTHEN BAY FILM FESTIVAL 2018
Above:
THE DIAMOND AWARD FOR BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
at
THE PINNACLE FILM AWARDS
in Hollywood
Above:
From the website of India’s
THE PINK CITY INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
in Jaipur, Rajasthan – the page for
SACRED! MUSIC FROM THE HEART
above:
BEST MUSICAL SHORT FILM
award for
SACRED! Music from the Heart
presented to Encore Films UK at
THE SOUTH CINEMATOGRAPHIC ACADEMY OF FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL
in Chile
