Project Summary
Based on a screenplay by Sean Gaffney, Divinity School Murders is a comedic murder mystery feature film in the vein of the hit British series The Father Brown Mysteries and network procedurals Castle and NCIS. Nicole Baer will direct the movie.
Part of the reason Divinity School Murders can be made at a smaller budget is our partnership with Asbury University, where the movie will be shot. Through Asbury, we have access to free locations and production equipment. Asbury students will work alongside industry professionals for school credit.
No independent film is guaranteed success. However, Divinity School Murders has a great deal going for it, part of which is that niche, faith-based films have repeatedly blown the lid off of major Hollywood studio expectations. Which is no surprise, as we know that the faith-based audience expands beyond people of faith to audiences who seek good clean family entertainment.
Synopsis
Mike Graham, a high-spirited youth pastor, returns to his alma mater to investigate a murder along with his sarcastic detective girlfriend (Carrie). The investigation is complicated by a former sweetheart eager to rekindle their romance, a campus president set on protecting the school’s reputation, a cheating ring spiraling out of control, and a doddering former professor convinced that Mike still owes him a term paper.
Oh, and let’s not forget the escalating body count from a killer determined to rid the school of sin.