Bella - a movie to see!

The film Bella was released in Australia on 21 February 2008.

It is a film with a pro-life message.
Bella won the Peoples' Choice Award at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival.
Check out the movie website.

Check your local theatres to see if they are showing the film.
These groups are listing the movie: Hoyts - Palace Cinemas - Village

Palace is showing it in most cinemas. If your local Hoyts and Village (or your local cinema) don't list sessions, ask them to show it - they often show these films depending on demand!

Heritage HM is promoting the film to churches across Australia, working with the distributors, Hopscotch. They have created a special website - it includes resources for using along with the film (photo gallery, marketing tools, etc).
Why not check out their resources.
You can also organise group bookings through their company.
They are offering a special $10 voucher against a DVD for those who attend group booking screenings!
Get a group together and go and see the film!
The website also has a list of cinema locations. If your local cinema isn't showing the film, contact HM and help get it shown at your local cinema!

Article from our December 2007 Journal
Bella is the touching story of two people who find each other and spend the day together inNew York City. Jose, a former Mexican international soccer star working in his brother's restaurant meets Nina, a waitress who has just received unexpected news of being pregnant and losing her job.
The producers say "However it is so much more than that, it is about love, life, family and destiny. It is about all these big things but essentially it is really just the story of two people and the people they meet over the course of a day. The fact that you laugh, cry and maybe even cheer is testament to this little film with a very big heart."
Bella is a movie about a crisis pregnancy with a pro-life message! The sub-title is 'True Love goes beyond romance' and shows that love is not limited to the shallowness of sexual conquest that we so often see in movies today.
The film's lead actor, Eduardo Verastegui, was a rock star in Mexico. He was challenged about his immoral lifestyle and became a Christian a few years ago. He thought about leaving the entertainment industry but instead decided to set up a company called Metanoia to produce ethical films with Leo Severino, the producer of Bella.
The film was launched at the Toronto film festival where it won the Peoples' Choice Award and received a standing ovation. In the USA, it was rated PG-13. When launched in the USA in late October, it grossed over $1.3 million in 3 days.
Texan Governor Rick Perry wrote "Not only will 'Bella' give you hope that Hollywood can still make an inspirational movie, it might also renew your faith in humanity. Free of the pessimistic worldview that so often darkens today's movies, it is a simple story about a woman who faces tough choices and experiences the impact of one broken man's kindness."
Bella has a message of life and hope, showing how we should "live for others".
It will be released in Australia on 21 February 2008. Why not see it with friends!___________________

For another article see Lifesite, 24/10/2007.