E165: Directing The Chosen, New Christmas Movie, Following God's Will w/Dallas Jenkins

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🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

What inspired Dallas Jenkins to transform the beloved Christmas book "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" into a movie? What challenges did he encounter while creating The Chosen and bringing this new family film to life? And how does he navigate following God’s will when outcomes don’t align with expectations? In this episode, I sit down with Dallas Jenkins, creator of The Chosen, to explore his creative journey, the heart behind his latest project, and the faith that drives his work. Join us as we dive into the making of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and the powerful stories behind his compelling, faith-based content. You won’t want to miss this inspiring conversation!

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0:00.0	And I got to the last chapter, and I am weeping.
0:02.4	I can't read.
0:03.6	I'm crying so hard.
0:04.8	And my wife's like, let me read it.
0:06.0	She takes the book.
0:07.0	She starts crying, so we're just passing it back and forth to each other while we tried to recover.
0:10.6	I closed the book and I said, I have to make this movie.
0:12.6	The acting, the directing, everything about it was so beautifully done.
0:17.0	The script's amazing.
0:18.4	So you created a classic. I think I had to be broken down and surrendered
0:22.5	before I could get the chosen. And for the first time in my life, I truly grasp the notion
0:27.0	that my job and our job is to make the best five loaves and two fish that we can, to bring it
0:31.8	to God. And if he deems it worthy of acceptance, the transaction's over. Welcome back to the
0:37.1	Lila Rose podcast. Today we're going to be talking with the director,
0:40.3	producer, and creator of the international hit series, The Chosen, Dallas Jenkins.
0:46.4	Dallas has a new amazing film out in theaters now called The Best Christmas Pagent Ever. Spoiler
0:53.0	alert, it is one of the cutest movies that I've
0:54.9	ever seen, and it is phenomenal. It's a movie that you can take your whole family to, your kids,
0:59.4	too, and get into the Christmas spirit, and it's about the greatest story ever told, Jesus Christ's
1:04.0	birth. This interview is a lot of fun because Dallas goes into both his rock-bottom experiences
1:08.8	before creating The Chosen and the best Christmas pageant ever,
1:13.6	as well as what goes on through his mind to idiot and visualize making such beautiful and
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