Let Hope Rise: The Hillsong Movie

Carl Barnhill

The Hillsong movie Let Hope Rise opens in theaters nationwide today.

The Hillsong movement started as a one-room church service in a borrowed building in the suburbs of Sydney. Since its founding by pastors Brian and Bobbie Houston in 1983, Hillsong Church has expanded to 17 global locations (including London, Paris, Stockholm, Barcelona, Copenhagen,

They’ve sold more albums than Lady Antebellum, about the same number as the Jonas Brothers and aren’t trailing Miley Cyrus by all that much. USA Today has said their sound, musicianship and overall vibe are reminiscent of Coldplay. And they basically own a day of the week, Sunday, when industry estimates put the number of people singing at least one of their songs somewhere in the world at 50 million. That’s about double the number of songs iTunes sells on any given day.

Capturing the on-stage energy and off-stage hearts of the Australia-based band Hillsong UNITED, HILLSONG – LET HOPE RISE is a new motion-picture genre: the theatrical worship experience. The film explores Hillsong’s humble beginnings and astonishing rise to prominence as an international church whose songs are sung every Sunday by more than 50 million people worldwide.

The film is directed by Michael John Warren and produced by Jonathan Bock, Matt Weaver, Ben Field, and Phil Cooke.

More info about Let Hope Rise here.

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CARL BARNHILL
Creative Director / Owner
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Carl Barnhill has served on staff at some of the largest churches and organizations in the country. He served as Media Director at Precept Ministries International, directing the television and radio program Precepts for Life with Kay Arthur, broadcasted to over 98 million homes around the world. He served as Video Production Director at Pinelake Church in Brandon, MS, where he produced media content for four campuses, as well as led volunteer teams.

He most recently served as Video Coordinator for Newspring Church in South Carolina. Newspring has 10 campuses across the state with a weekly attendance of over 35,000. At one campus alone, the number of consistent volunteers serving in media production tripled, under his leadership.

He currently serves as Creative Director and Owner of [twelve:thirty]media, a company that serves churches and ministries all over the world through motion graphics content and church media coaching.

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