7 faith-inspired movies to watch before the end of summer
'Roll With It' released May 9
The comedy “Roll With It” premiered in theaters nationwide in May and was also divinely orchestrated as the film’s star, Chonda Pierce, was able to showcase her husband's work in the film.
The feature-length comedy weaves an inspiring (and hilarious) story of strength, survival, family values and faith, with Pierce, a popular Christian comedian, playing a single mother who, with help from her friends, readjusts to life after the loss of her husband.
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“A little part in this movie I thought was so powerful — because my husband and I wrote much of the script and some of that stayed in,” Pierce shared in an interview with CP. “My character, Bonnie, talks to her dead husband all the time. Nobody can see him but her, and so, the town thinks she's kind of crazy. But we kept that in where I go to the cemetery and I talk to him about my day often and everything.
"I thought, how interesting that that is in the movie and he's not here," Pierce added of her late husband, David, who died from a stroke in 2014.
The multifaceted creator said she really wants the film to reach the widows.
“There are so many little nuggets like that where widows will relate to those awkward moments of maybe dating again or just the pain of hanging on to your husband and telling them about your day. I just wanted the Spirit of God to be in that film. In that electronic stuff, God can still work,” Pierce declared.
"The Bible says take care of the widows and the orphans, and for 32 years, this world has really been so kind and taking care of me and now I want to turn around and take care of some other widows,” Pierce added. “I want to remember the children who need care and love and compassion, and so I just love all the little themes. This movie was just really, really a part of me, and I love that.”
For more information on Pierce and the film, visit chondapierce.com. The movie can be watched on Netflix, Amazon, and other streaming platforms.
Jeannie Ortega Law is a reporter for The Christian Post. Reach her at: jeannie.law@christianpost.com She's also the author of the book, What Is Happening to Me? How to Defeat Your Unseen Enemy Follow her on Twitter: @jlawcp Facebook: JeannieOMusic
