“Jesus: His Life” explores the story of Jesus Christ through a unique lens: the people in his life who were closest to him. Each of the eight chapters is told from the perspective of different biblical figures, all of whom played a pivotal role in Jesus’ life including Joseph, John the Baptist, Mary Mother of Jesus, Caiaphas, Judas Iscariot, Pontius Pilate, Mary Magdalene and Peter. Each figure takes a turn guiding viewers through the emotional and epic story of the most famous man in history, through his birth, death and resurrection, all conveyed through a combination of scripted drama and interviews with prominent religious and historical experts. Utilizing some of the world’s most respected Biblical scholars, historians, faith leaders and theologians, the series weaves together the canonical Gospels, historical sources and cultural context to create a complete portrait of Jesus – the man and the Messiah. The series reveals his journey through a complex world of kings, politicians, reformers and soldiers in a turbulent power struggle during a time of revolutionary change. “Jesus: His Life” brings viewers into this dramatic world to reveal the greatest story ever told. The series premiered two episodes back-to-back weekly beginning on Monday, March 25 at 8pm ET/PT, with the finale airing just before Easter. 2020.
The film is based on a 2015 novel by Las Cruces resident Joe Bullock, which tells the story of a banker who encounters God and goes on a spiritual journey leading him to play in a golf tournament.
The film, set in Las Cruces, follows a banker in the midst of a crisis of faith, played by James Olmos, through a journey guided by a messenger of God, played by George Lopez, culminating in a golf championship called, in Medoff's script, "The Championship of the World Entire," in reference to a Hebrew saying.
The film also stars Edward James Olmos, George Lopez, Kathleen Quinlan, Billy Boyd, and Christopher McDonald, with several New Mexico actors.
I AM ALL GIRLS is a crime drama streaming on Netflix based on true events of human trafficking in South Africa. The movie follows a special crimes investigator, Jodie, whose passion is to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate. However, Jodie is willing to go against law enforcement rules to bring the perpetrators to justice. As a result, she’s taken off the case. Jodie forms a bond with a co-worker referred to as Ntombi. As they continue the investigation off the books, Jodie faces moral dilemma after moral dilemma.
WHALE TALK is the story of TJ (The Tao) Jones, a young black teen determined to live by his own code in the very white city of Spokane, WA. At Cutter High, TJ is a problem to be solved: maverick, trouble-making, and maddeningly articulate, TJ is also the school’s most gifted athlete. Though he resists every prodding to join an organized sport, TJ instead enlists a team of outsiders for his new swim team … in a school without a swimming pool His team may never win a race but they learn to define themselves on their terms – finding dignity and friendship in a school that has shunned them…all while TJ becomes an unstoppable force in the pool and out. WHALE TALK is inspiring, hilarious, thrilling, heartbreaking and by its end, truly shocking.
After a back-to-school night that became a frenzied fight for survival, the seventh grade has finally settled down for Jake, Lucy, and TJ. Of course, there are still your basic Level Three humiliations: awkward hygiene challenges, toxic nicknames, and science fair debacles. But at least nobody is running for their life. That all changes when dangerous intruders descend on the historic Chicago hotel Jake calls home. After a daring escape, Jake, Lucy, and TJ find themselves fugitives on the run, chasing a series of cryptic messages that lead to a mysterious plot to steal Civil War codes that somehow still matter today. Along the way they survive a shocking betrayal and unearth more stunning family secrets.
When two Americans meet in a Mexico bar, their lives are intertwined as they undertake a trek down the Baja peninsula in search of the lost treasure hidden in an abandoned mission on the coast. Along the way, the two unlikely friends encounter the Sonoran desert, the wild Baja coast, the local police, motorcycle gangs, and bandits. But when they come across a lonely outpost in search of shelter, their lives are transformed by the two inhabitants of the lonely farm.