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Locally Made Film Delves into Faith Issues

This is an article by Chuck Jacobs, a staff writer for the Fayetteville Observer who put together a solid story on our friend Jeremiah McLamb’s film project, MASQUERADE.

MASQUERADE is a feature length project shot on McLamb’s RED One.  Produced and Directed and Shot and Lit predominately by McLamb, the film was also co-written by he and Wired4Film’s own David Acuff.

Principal photography is set to wrap this month and tentatively scheduled to premiere in Fayetteville, NC in October.

What started as an exercise for Northwood Academy’s High School Film class has become so much bigger.  Funny how God still takes a couple of loaves and fishes and creates something infinitely bigger.

(EXCERPT) “I was sitting in church and realized that all around me was this masquerade,” said Director Jeremiah McLamb, the 25-year-old Fayetteville, NC native. “There were all these shining, happy faces, masking pain, hiding doubt. And I started wondering what happens when the masks come off?”

The result of those mid-sermon musings will be shown this fall. “Masquerade,” a film that delves into the spiritual struggles of faith and friendship, wraps up filming in Fayetteville during the next couple of weeks.

The film, a semester-long project, stars students and church members at Northwood Temple. And, unlike the people McLamb described sitting in church, it’s not shiny and happy.

“Masquerade” is, at times, gritty and tough to swallow. It stings and soothes at the same time, revealing some of the doubts and difficulties that come when walking a life of faith.

The result is far from amateur, however. McLamb began working on video productions while a student at Northwood Temple School and now runs a video production group in Fayetteville. He had a lot of help from professionals and top-flight digital technology.

He credits David Acuff, Brian and Rhonda Kent with maintaining the professional look and feel of a film.

Once production is finished, McLamb hopes to arrange a local screening. He believes the film will find a niche like “Facing The Giants” did in 2006. That film, also focusing on Christian themes, was made with volunteers from a Georgia church for about $100,000. It has since raised more than $10 million for the church and its missions.

The full article can be seen at the Fayetteville Observer HERE

Contact Info:  Jeremiah McLamb
Jeremiah@Jerfilm.com
www.jerfilm.com
www.masqueradethemovie.com

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