"Facing The Giants" is the new feature from Sherwood Pictures, a production company birthed out of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. After being overwhelmed by the response and international impact of Sherwood’s first movie, "Flywheel", the church decided to tackle a bigger project with southern football, humor, and faith inspiring themes. Read article...
Christian film rated PG to warn of 'thematic elements'
The Christian moviemakers behind a low-budget film called "Facing the Giants" were stunned when the MPAA pinned a PG rating on their gentle movie about a burned-out, depressed football coach whose life -- on and off the field -- takes a miraculous turn for the better. The MPAA, Fuhr noted, tends to offer cryptic explanations for its ratings. In this case, she was told that it "decided that the movie was heavily laden with messages from one religion and that this might offend people from other religions. Read article...
"Facing The Giants" is the new feature from Sherwood Pictures, a production company birthed out of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. After being overwhelmed by the response and international impact of Sherwood’s first movie, "Flywheel", the church decided to tackle a bigger project with southern football, humor, and faith inspiring themes. 
The Christian moviemakers behind a low-budget film called "Facing the Giants" were stunned when the MPAA pinned a PG rating on their gentle movie about a burned-out, depressed football coach whose life -- on and off the field -- takes a miraculous turn for the better. The MPAA, Fuhr noted, tends to offer cryptic explanations for its ratings. In this case, she was told that it "decided that the movie was heavily laden with messages from one religion and that this might offend people from other religions.