At the Movies is an annual event at New Hope. Every year we show snippets of popular films and create messages based on the themes from the film. While Hollywood isn’t necessarily known for displaying Biblical truths, it’s amazing how we can find Christian characteristics in the midst of the stories told. This is a fun and popular series, and we look forward to it every year.
The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the novel written by Daniel James Brown. It’s about the true story of the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.
This is the powerful epic of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian immigrant who arrives in New York City in 1889 and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini builds an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen.
Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions. Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who've long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren't sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she's not alone.
