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The film, a musical comedy,<ref name="CBN">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/finance/2009/April/Teens-Produce-Anti-Tax-Film-Widows-Might-/ |title=Teens Produce Anti-Tax Film 'Widow's Might' |date=April 15, 2009 |publisher=[[Christian Broadcasting Network]] |accessdate=May 19, 2012}}</ref> tells the story of |
The film, a musical comedy,<ref name="CBN">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/finance/2009/April/Teens-Produce-Anti-Tax-Film-Widows-Might-/ |title=Teens Produce Anti-Tax Film 'Widow's Might' |date=April 15, 2009 |publisher=[[Christian Broadcasting Network]] |accessdate=May 19, 2012}}</ref> tells the story of an elderly widow battling the government to save her home from tax foreclosure.<ref name="NPR">{{cite web |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100927647 |title=Christian Filmmakers Creating An Industry Of Faith |last=Hagerty|first=Barbara Bradley|date=February 21, 2009 |publisher=[[NPR]] |accessdate=May 19, 2012}}</ref><ref name="CP">{{cite web |url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/101k-winning-christian-film-widow-s-might-hits-the-big-screen-38156/ |title=$101K-Winning Christian Film 'Widow's Might' Hits the Big Screen |last=Kimball |first=Josh|date=April 17, 2009 |publisher=Christian Post |accessdate=May 20, 2012}}</ref> |
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| Directed by | John Moore |
| Written by | John Moore |
| Produced by | David Heustis John Moore Jeff Moreland |
| Starring | Angela Coates John Moore Cameron Heidrick |
| Cinematography | James Burgess |
| Edited by | Rob Tull |
Release date | April 13, 2009 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
The Widow's Might is a 2009 American independent Christian film set in modern-day Texas and the Old West. It has been praised as "a groundbreaking film, even though it is a first feature film from a teenaged director."[1] The film won the Audience Choice Award and the $101,000 Best of Festival award in the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival,[2][3] beating films such as Fireproof.[2]
Plot
The film, a musical comedy,[1] tells the story of an elderly widow battling the government to save her home from tax foreclosure.[4][5]
Theatrical release
In April, 2009, the film opened to play for one week in 94 U.S. cities across the Midwest and South.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c "Teens Produce Anti-Tax Film 'Widow's Might'". Christian Broadcasting Network. April 15, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ a b Alanis, James (January 12, 2009). "Report from San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
- ^ "The Significance of The Widow's Might to Independent Christian Filmmaking". SAICFF web site. April 10, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ Hagerty, Barbara Bradley (February 21, 2009). "Christian Filmmakers Creating An Industry Of Faith". NPR. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ a b Kimball, Josh (April 17, 2009). "$101K-Winning Christian Film 'Widow's Might' Hits the Big Screen". Christian Post. Retrieved May 20, 2012.