A Word News conversation with October Baby co-director Jon Erwin: Confronting indifference and apathy (Part 5 in a series)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) April 11, 2012 – Jon Erwin recalls a conversation he had with NPR a few days before the March 23 release of “October Baby,” that he co-directed with his brother Andy Erwin. The question centered on the timing of the film in the midst of a heated presidential contest in which contraception and […]
Read More →A Word News conversation with October Baby co-director Jon Erwin: A crazy God moment (Part 3 in a series)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) March 28, 2012 — Jon Erwin gets downright excited when you ask about “God stories” that surround the filming of October Baby. The film, directed by brothers Jon and Andy Erwin, deals with an abortion survivor searching for her birth mother. It opened March 23. October Baby had the third highest per-screen average […]
Read More →A Word News conversation with October Baby co-director Jon Erwin: Surprised by movie’s box office success (Part 2 in a series)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) March 26, 2012 — October Baby was among the top 10 earners this weekend, making $1.72 million at just 390 theaters, Entertainment Weekly reported. Co-director Jon Erwin told EW: “Yeah, I was surprised. We didn’t make the film because we wanted some sort of big box office return — we were just passionate […]
Read More →A Word News conversation with October Baby co-director Jon Erwin: ‘We knew it had to be in theaters’ (Part 1 in a series)
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) March 23, 2012 – Months before October Baby was released nationally – it is in theaters beginning today – co-director Jon Erwin saw fruit. “The feedback has been diverse and amazing with this film,” he told WordNews.org. It was in 14 theaters last October and was also screened before 100 ministry leaders. [More […]
Read More →October Baby hits screens nationwide tomorrow
NASHVILLE (WordNews.org) March 22, 2012 – October Baby, the story of a 19-year-old who finds out she was not only adopted, but the survivor of an attempted abortion, debuts nationally tomorrow. She goes on a road trip to find her mother, and finds herself too. Jon Erwin told WordNews.org that the film was inspired by […]
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