Come What May (2008 film)

Infobox Film
name = Come What May


director = George D. Escobar
Manny Edwards
writer = Manny Edwards
George D. Escobar
David Halbrook
starring = Austin Kearney
Victoria Emmons
Karen Jezek
Kenneth Jezek
Michael Farris
producer = George D. Escobar
Manny Edwards
released = Summer/Fall 2008
language = English
imdb_id = 1090754

"Come What May" is an American drama film to be released in 2008 by Advent Film Group. The production utilized digital high-definition video technology and the home schooling community to make the film using a micro-budget model, similar to the scale and scope of "Facing The Giants." A significant number of the cast and crew were made up of home-schooled students, who were trained by professional filmmakers during the production. Several AFG interns were also involved from across the country as the movie went into post-production editing (in Tennessee), sound design (in Colorado Springs, CO), and marketing and distribution activities in Northern Virginia. In total, over 40 students from 16 different states participated in the making of "Come What May."

The movie was awarded a 2008 Redemptive Storyteller Award by the Redemptive Film Festival, an event held annually at Regent University.

Plot Summary

Caleb Hogan (Austin Kearney) wants to transfer to Patrick Henry College (PHC) to compete on the Moot Court team. His mother, Judith (Karen Jezek), who is a Constitutional lawyer, opposes his decision because Patrick Henry College teaches from a Biblical worldview. Since Caleb insists that the PHC Moot Court team will provide him with the best training for working in her law firm, Judith agrees to pay for education on the condition that he wins the Moot Court National Championship.

The Moot Court topic is soon announced as a parental notification case, weighing the daughters right to have an abortion against her parents right to know about it. Caleb believes that the team will be most successful by arguing for a small exception to the right of an abortion by showing substantial parental interests. His partner, Rachel (Victoria Emmons), however, argues that they should make the case to overturn Roe v. Wade and completely deny the right to an abortion.

Meanwhile, Judith is offered a case to argue in the Supreme Court on behalf of an abortion clinic who violated a state's parental notification laws. Against the wishes of her husband, Don (Kenny Jezek), and her son, Caleb, Judith takes the case and asks Rachel to work as an intern at her law firm to help her prepare.

As the Moot Court championship tournament draws near, Caleb is faced with a growing rift forming between his parents, an escalating argument with his debate partner and the future of his education and his family at stake.

Production

Production of "Come What May" began in the summer of 2007. Filming took place in Purcellville, Virginia, at Patrick Henry College and Lynchburg, Virginia at Liberty University. Pickup filming and reshoots took place in January 2008 in Purcellville and Leesburg, Virginia. [cite web |url=http://www.dnronline.com/archive_details.php?AID=29801 |title=Movie To Hold Va. Premiere In ’Burg |accessdate=2008-07-30 ]

Throughout the production, home school students worked with professional crew to make the film. While working on the film, students gained training and experience comparable to film school. [cite web |url=http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59578 |title=Homeschoolers produce full-length film |accessdate=2008-07-30 ] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF2uOze0XLo]

External links

* [http://www.adventfilmgroup.com "Advent Film Group"] official web site.
*imdb title|id=1090754 |title=Come What May
* [http://www.redemptivefilms.com/ "Redemptive Film Festival"] official web site.