Trailer of the film A great awakening on Benjamin Franklin and reverend George Whitefield

The Studio Roadside Attractions has acquired the rights of Sight & Sound’s Second Film, A great awakeningAnd they organized a theatrical release for April 3, 2026, Easter weekend. The release of the film is also timed on the 250th anniversary of the signature of the declaration of independence.

The news comes in the wake of the theatrical release of the entertainment company based on faith Noah, which opened to $ 1.5 million at the box office of 18-20 September, landing in the top 10.

A great awakening The improbable friendship between the reverend George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin follows. “With the colonies on the edge of the collapse, the reverend George Whitefield lights the first great awakening, combining an entire generation with its thunder and faithful sermons and proclamations of freedom.

“In a miraculous turning point of events, one of the dearest friends of Whitefield and the greatest promoters becomes nothing more than Benjamin Franklin. With the freedom of the nation hanging in balance, the founders discover that true freedom cannot be written only in law – it must be awakened in the hearts of the people.”

Joshua Enck, president of Sight & Sound and director of A great awakeningHe said about the film: “Our mission is to give life powerful stories of redemption on stage and on the screen, and this film highlights a deep event in the history of our nation that united a generation with the belief that Faith and Liberty is undoubtedly intertwined. The collaboration with the attractions of the road to the conversation for 2026 to allow us to share this daily message in the middle of the 250th year, Prezifront.

The first movie by Sight & Sound, I heard the bells, It was released through Fathom Entertainment in 2022

The attractions along the road were raised in the sector based on the Faith first with 2018 I can only imagine, which grossed north of $ 83 million at the national box office after a debut on the weekend of $ 17.1 million.

A great awakening It looks like a film that you could watch at school or on a trip to a historic site. It is sweet and the acting is exaggerated, but it also seems a lot of gold with a little history thrown. Take a look at the trailer below and look A great awakening In the Next Easter theaters.