Chi Rho Films creates and shepherds film, television, and new media projects.
Always seeking beauty and truth, exploring good, evil, and humanity in order to inspire and challenge a worldwide audience of all ages.
Andrew Hyatt
Writer, Director, Producer
Paul, Apostle of Christ
was released by Sony Pictures and Affirm Films in 2018, starring Jim Caviezel and James Faulkner. The film was made for a modest budget of $5m and has grossed over $26.5m worldwide at the box office.
Full of Grace
was released by Cinedigm in January of 2016, and the film has been praised for its unique insight into the humanity of often generically portrayed Biblical figures and has been credited as paving the way towards a new genre of film termed “Sacred Art House”.
The Last Light
was released by Gravitas Ventures in June of 2014 and starred Ed Quinn (Eureka), Edward Furlong (American History X), Jeff Fahey (Planet Terror), Tahyna Tozzi (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Molly Hagan (Election), and Yvonne Zima (Iron Man 3).
The Frozen
was released in October of 2012 and starred Brit Morgan (True Blood) and Noah Segan (Looper, Brick). The film was made on a shoestring budget shot over 12 days in Snowmass, Colorado in the freezing snow. Its warm reception helped establish Hyatt as a writer / director who could create great art within limitations.
Caleb Applegate
Producer
Dear Eleanor
was Caleb’s first feature film, which was acquired and distributed by Sony Pictures and released theatrically in 2016. It was directed by Kevin Connolly (HBO’s Entourage) and starred Jessica Alba, Luke Wilson, Josh Lucas, Liana Liberato, Isabelle Fuhrman, Joel Courtney, and Patrick Schwarzenegger.
The Hound of Heaven
was a collaboration with best-selling author N.D. Wilson, and Hisau Kurosawa (son of famed Director, Akira Kurosawa) to create a groundbreaking experimental short film based on poet Francis Thompson’s acclaimed work, The Hound of Heaven.
Recent Releases
Sight
Sight starring Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning Greg Kinnear and Terry Chen (Almost Famous, Falling), is based on the true story of Dr. Ming Wang, who defies all odds to become a world-renowned eye surgeon in the United States. Set in 1970's rural China, a young Ming faces persecution and despair, but through unwavering determination, he finds his way to America, attends Harvard and MIT, and helps develop an innovative technology that restores sight in millions. Taking on the seemingly impossible challenge of helping a blind orphan, the resilient Dr. Wang must reconcile with his own traumatic past and face the harsh reality that the strength of his own will can only go so far.
All Those Small Things
All Those Small Things is in post-production and stars James Faulkner (Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey). Long time British game show host, Jonathan Robbins, finds himself questioning his mortality and legacy after the recent death of a close friend. When he comes across an unexpected letter from a young fan, he heads into the backwoods of America in search of deeper meaning for his life.
Irreplaceable
A docuseries that chronicles the rise in depression and teen suicide by focusing on personal stories within a school district that has one of the highest teen attempted suicide rates in the country. A harrowing look at the growing epidemic for young adults across the country by showing the heartbreak and effect that suicide has on family, friends, and communities.
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