The DAVID MOVIE: Director Brent Dawes on an epic family feature 30 years in the making.

This December 19th, DAVID, the Biblical epic from Sunrise Animation Studios, will be hitting theatres! In this first episode of the new season, host Julia Smuts Louw speaks with Brent Dawes about the equally epic journey it took to bring this labour of love to life. Join us to hear how the team wrestled with bringing scripture to a modern audience in a fraught political times, the challenge of balancing mission-driven thinking with the capitalist realities of the film business, as well as numerous fascinating details on how the film's stunning visual style and arresting soundtrack were created. For those considering crowdfunding, you'll also gather insight into the innovative - but complicated - business model with distributor Angel Studios, and the crowdfunding campaign that continues right to the present: preorder tickets are now available and currently have generated over $3 million in sales.

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The DAVID MOVIE: Director Brent Dawes on an epic family feature 30 years in the making. is an episode from Animation South Africa Podcast by Animation SA.

This episode is 66:15 long.

This episode was published on Nov 26, 2025.

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