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Alexander Kendrick (born June 11, 1970) is an American pastor, film writer, producer, director, and actor. [1] He is best known for directing and starring in notable faith-based films , including Facing the Giants , War Room , Overcomer , Courageous , and Fireproof .
The Forge is a 2024 American Christian drama film directed by Alex Kendrick and co-written by Stephen Kendrick. A spin-off to War Room, it is the Kendrick brothers' ninth film and the sixth through their subsidiary, Kendrick Brothers Productions. Their initial five films were created under Sherwood Pictures.
Overcomer is a 2019 American Christian drama film directed by Alex Kendrick, who co-wrote the script with Stephen Kendrick. It is the Kendrick brothers' sixth film and their second through their subsidiary, Kendrick Brothers Productions. [4] The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on August 23, 2019. [5]
Kendrick Brothers was founded in 2013 in Albany, Georgia by Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick and Shannon Kendrick, filmmakers of Sherwood Pictures. [1] After releasing several increasingly successful faith-based movies with Sherwood Pictures including Flywheel, Facing the Giants, Fireproof, and Courageous, Kendrick Brothers was formed as a production company to "step beyond Sherwood and expand ...
It was founded in 2003 by Alex Kendrick, the associate pastor of media for Sherwood Baptist Church with $20,000 in donations. The company's first film was Flywheel (2003), but it is best known for Facing the Giants (2006), Fireproof (2008), the highest-grossing independent film of the year, Courageous (2011), and Courageous Legacy (2021).
Alex Kendrick both directed the film and starred in the lead role, and with his brother, Stephen Kendrick, co-wrote the film. Flywheel also features Lisa Arnold and Tracy Goode. First released on April 9, 2003, this movie is the first full-length feature film by Sherwood Pictures.
Alex Kendrick said that they could not secure distribution because the film concerned abortion, [11] which Cameron attributed to studios' cowardice. [16] In an interview with Baptist Press, executive producer Stephen Kendrick noted that "Lifemark doesn’t focus in on the dark side of abortion, it focuses in on the positive beautiful side of ...
Fireproof is a 2008 American Christian drama film released by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Affirm Films (the company's first film), [2] directed by Alex Kendrick, who co-wrote and co-produced it with Stephen Kendrick. The film stars Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, and Ken Bevel.