"Spiritual Cinema" feature follows prescient child

Dana College will serve as one of the locations for the premiere of the feature film Indigo on Jan. 29 and 30. Showtimes are 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30 in the Dana Hall of Science Auditorium. Tickets are $10 and can be ordered in advance by calling Professor David Miller at (402) 426-7282. No reserve seating is available and there is room for 200 viewers per showing.

For the 60 million Americans who consider themselves “spiritual,” but not necessarily “religious,” a new genre of film is rapidly emerging, called “Spiritual Cinema.” To reach this target audience, a whole new concept in independent film distribution was created to launch Indigo, a low-budget, high-buzz feature. In less than one week, a targeted Internet campaign has resulted in 36 sold out theaters and 70 percent of available tickets sold for Indigo’s Jan. 29 premiere theatrical engagements in AMC’s DTDS (Digital) Theaters. In addition to AMC Theaters, Indigo will also be shown on Jan. 29 in more than 250 churches and organizations across the United States and in more than 20 foreign countries.

“ This unique and unprecedented type of release may be the beginning of a true sea change in the way independent films are promoted and distributed,” said Stephen Simon, veteran Hollywood producer and director of Indigo.

Since the world premiere of Indigo at the Santa Fe Film Festival late last year, the buzz has been building. The first showing of the film sold out in less than four hours, a first for the 4-year-old festival. Three more screenings sold out the next day, and the film won the coveted Audience Choice Award over more than 200 other films. Clay Peres, program director for the festival, said, “The intensity of interest in Indigo was unprecedented.”
Indigo is a film about redemption, grace and the healing powers of a new generation of psychic and gifted “Indigo” children. Indigo tells the story of one family’s three fateful choices that result in bankruptcy, jail, and their estrangement and total dissolution. Through the healing and psychic powers of the family’s youngest member — Grace, a 10-year-old “Indigo” child — the family finally has a chance.

In addition to watching Indigo on the big screen, movie goers will be treated to a special introduction by three principal figures in the film: Director/Producer Stephen Simon, Screenwriter James Twyman and Writer/Lead actor Neale Donald Walsch. For those interested, a discussion-session will follow each presentation.

Research indicates that children 7 years and younger will have difficulty watching this movie.

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