Sherwood Pictures facts for kids

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Sherwood Pictures

Type	Ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church
Industry	Film
Founded	2003
Headquarters	Albany, Georgia , United States

Sherwood Pictures is a unique film company located in Albany, Georgia, in the United States. It's different from most movie studios because it's a special part of a local church, Sherwood Baptist Church. This company often uses volunteers to help make their films.

It was started in 2003 by Alex Kendrick. He was a pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church who worked with media. The company began with $20,000 in donations.

Their first movie was Flywheel in 2003. But they became well-known for other films. These include Facing the Giants (2006) and Fireproof (2008). Fireproof was the highest-earning independent film that year. They also made Courageous (2011) and Courageous Legacy (2021). The Kendrick Brothers, including Alex, later made other movies like War Room (2015) and Overcomer (2019). They also produced Show Me the Father (2021) and Lifemark (2022). These last few films were not made under the Sherwood Pictures name.

How Sherwood Pictures Started

Sherwood Pictures began in 2003. It was founded by Alex Kendrick, who was a media pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church. He started the company with $20,000 from donations. Alex Kendrick also wrote and directed all of Sherwood's movies.

The budget for each film grew over time. Flywheel cost $20,000 to make. Facing the Giants had a budget of $100,000. Fireproof cost $500,000, and Courageous was made for $2 million. Later films like War Room cost $3 million, and Overcomer cost $5 million.

Sherwood's movies have earned a lot more money than they cost to make. For example, Facing the Giants made 102 times its budget back. Fireproof earned 67 times its budget. Courageous made eight times its budget in just its first ten days in theaters.

In 2011, a famous magazine called The Hollywood Reporter wrote about Sherwood's growing success. They said that the movies improved a lot over time. A film reviewer named Frank Scheck praised Courageous. He said the characters were well-developed and faced real-life problems. These problems tested their faith in believable ways.

In 2013, Alex Kendrick and his two brothers left the Sherwood Pictures department. They started their own film company called Kendrick Brothers.

Sherwood Pictures Movies

Here are the movies made by Sherwood Pictures:

• Flywheel (2003)
• Facing the Giants (2006)
• Fireproof (2008)
• Courageous (2011)
• Courageous Legacy (2021)

Main Actors in Sherwood Pictures Films

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