Alone yet Not Alone

Alone yet Not Alone

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ray Bengston
George D. Escobar
Produced by Barbara Divisek
George D. Escobar
Cynthia Garcia Walker
Michael Snyder
Written by James Richards
George D. Escobar
Based on Alone Yet Not Alone
by Tracy Leininger Craven
Starring Kelly Greyson
Natalie Racoosin
Jenn Gotzon
Clay Walker
Music by William Ross
Bruce Broughton
Cinematography James Suttles
Edited by M. Scott Smith
Production
company
AYNA
Distributed by Enthuse Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 27, 2013 (2013-09-27)
Running time
 103 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $7 million[1]
Box office $887,851

Alone yet Not Alone is a 2013 American historical adventure drama film directed by Ray Bengston and co-directed by George D. Escobar (Advent Film Group), starring Kelly Greyson, Jenn Gotzon, and Clay Walker. The film gets its title from the German hymn "Allein, und doch nicht ganz allein" which the Leininger family frequently sang together,[2] and is based on Tracy Leininger Craven's novel of the same name and the true story of Barbara and Regina Leininger, who were forcibly taken from their Pennsylvanian German immigrant family's home by the Delaware Indians in the 1755 Penn's Creek Massacre during the French and Indian War.

The film is frequently labeled as a Christian movie.[3] It was awarded the 5 Dove seal of approval from The Dove Foundation.[4] Alone yet Not Alone also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2013 for its title song, "Alone yet Not Alone", though the nomination was rescinded two weeks later.[5]

Cast

  • Kelly Greyson as Barbara Leininger
  • Jenn Gotzon as Lydia
  • Clay Walker as Fritz
    • Justin Tully as young Fritz
  • Joanie Stewart as Mama
  • Robert Pierce as Papa
  • Ozzie Torres as Galasko
  • Tony Wade as Hannawoa
  • Joseph Gray as John
  • Victoria Emmons as Marie
    • Kelly Devens as young Marie
  • Brett Harris as Owen
  • John Telfer as David
    • Joshua Hunter Magers as young David
  • Josh Murray as George Washington
  • Barry K. Bedwell as Benjamin Franklin

Release

The film was given a limited release on September 27, 2013 in nine markets and grossed $125,775 in its opening weekend.[6] By the end of its three-week run on October 11, Alone yet Not Alone had grossed $133,546 in the domestic box office,[1] with a respectable per screen average (combining theater ticket sales with Seatzy ticket sales) of $13,396. The film received a wider release on June 13, 2014.

Academy Awards controversy

The title song was performed by well-known evangelical Christian author Joni Eareckson Tada[7] and written by Bruce Broughton and Dennis Spiegel. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 86th Academy Awards,[8][9] but the nomination was rescinded on January 29, 2014, after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences found that Broughton, a former governor and current executive committee member of the music branch of the Academy, had improperly contacted other branch members.[10] "No matter how well-intentioned the communication, using one's position as a former governor and current executive committee member to personally promote one's own Oscar submission creates the appearance of an unfair advantage", said Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Academy President.[11]

While not the first time in the history of the awards a nomination has been revoked, it is the first time the Academy has cited ethical grounds for doing so, and the first time it has done so to a scripted American-produced feature film.[5][12] Broughton responded that there was a double standard in the industry, alleging that his actions of sending out "70 or so emails" was no different from Academy Awards president Cheryl Boone Isaacs' involvement in films such as The Artist and The King's Speech as an Academy governor.[13] Not everyone agreed with the Academy's actions.[14][15]


References

  1. 1 2 "Alone Yet Not Alone (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. October 11, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140404005516/http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctentertainment/2010/09/the-power-of-a-hymn-1.html. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 'Alone Yet Not Alone': Inside the Conservative Christian Movie the Oscars Ousted
  4. ↑ "Theatrical Release: 9/27/2013 Alone Yet Not Alone Dove Family-Approved". The Dove Foundation.
  5. 1 2 Breznican, Anthony (January 29, 2014). "Oscars kill Original Song nomination for 'Alone Yet Not Alone'". Entertainment Weekly.
  6. ↑ "Weekend Box Office Results for September 27-29". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. September 30, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ Tracy, Kate (January 30, 2014). "Academy Disqualifies Joni Eareckson Tada's Oscar-Nominated Song from Christian Movie". Christianity Today.
  8. ↑ Oscar nominees 2014 (announced January 15, 2014)
  9. ↑ Scott Meslow, "Alone Yet Not Alone: The shady story behind 2014's most obscure Oscar nominee", The Week, January 17, 2014.
  10. ↑ Timothy Grey, "Oscar Rescinds 'Alone' Song Nomination", Variety, January 29, 2014.
  11. ↑ http://www.oscars.org/news/academy-rescinds-original-song-nomination-alone-yet-not-alone
  12. ↑ Zeitchik, Stephen; Whipp, Glenn (January 31, 2014). "Voices rising amid 'Alone Yet Not Alone's' removal from Oscar running". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  13. ↑ Ma, Roger (February 3, 2014). "Oscar disqualified composer Bruce Broughton hits back with open letter". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  14. ↑ Zeitchik, Steven; Whipp, Glenn (January 31, 2014). "Voices rising amid 'Alone Yet Not Alone's' removal from Oscar running". LA Times.
  15. ↑ Feinberg, Scott. "Was Academy's Disqualification of Song Contender 'Alone Yet Not Alone' Justified? (Opinion)".

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