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LifeSiteNews.com: “‘October Baby’ to open in 220 new theaters this weekend; success vexes abortion group”
I’m sure October Baby producers loved that headline, which sandwiched their little pro-life movie between one of the top box office draws of all time and the sequel to another box office smash.
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Jill Stanek.com: “October Baby”
“October Baby” to open in 220 new theaters this weekend; success vexes abortion group
I’m sure October Baby producers loved that headline, which sandwiched their little pro-life movie between one of the top box office draws of all time and the sequel to another box office smash.
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New York Times: “Film Inspired by ‘Abortion Survivor’ Is Quiet Hit”
As mass entertainment goes, the abortion debate does not typically count as good Saturday-night date movie fare; the subject rarely makes it to the mainstream multiplex. But at a time when the issue is once again causing agitation in political circles, a small film, “October Baby,” about a woman who learns she is, as the movie puts it, a “survivor of a failed abortion,” is making a dent at theaters across the country.
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Our Sunday Visitor: ‘October Baby’ worries Naral UPDATED
In response to the early success of the pro-life film October Baby, Naral officials betrayed their fears of the film’s overarching message, just one more sign that the film must be doing something right.
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Zenit.org: “October Baby: Shaping Culture One Healed Life at a Time”
October Baby presents one of the most classically compelling themes in the history of writing, the power of forgiveness — interweaving it in a story line that co-producer Andy Erwin describes as captivating.
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Beliefnet: “Jon & Andy Erwin thank the audience for successful birth of their “October Baby””
October surprise. The pro-life film October Baby made an impressive bow last week and had a relatively small drop off in it second weekend. For that, filmmakers Jon and Andy Erwin are grateful the audience — and made a video to say so.
Our Sunday Visitor: ‘October Baby’
Hannah Lawson (Rachel Hendrix) seems to be a typical 19-year-old college student with loving, albeit somewhat protective parents. But after collapsing during a school play and visiting the hospital, she learns the truth about her life — she was the survivor of a botched abortion, and the people whom she thought were her birth parents actually adopted her after she was abandoned by her birth mother. That is the premise of “October Baby,” which is to be released March 23.
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National Catholic Register: “Pro-Life Motion Picture Opens Nationwide in March”
When filmmakers Jon and Andrew Erwin tackled October Baby, they knew that their movie was imitating life. The film is loosely based on the life of abortion survivor Gianna Jessen.
What they didn’t know is that their art was imitating life in more ways than one, through the story of one of the film’s actresses.
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LifeTeen.com: “October Baby”
I’m not going to lie; I thought the movie October Baby was going to be another one of those movies that I’d be embarrassed about as a Catholic.
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Regnum Christi Live: “October Baby”
The other film opens on the same date without the ready audience created by a preceding novel and with a much smaller budget. October Baby is about Hannah, a college student whose “world is rocked” when she discovers that not only is she adopted, but she is the survivor of a failed abortion attempt by her biological mother. Hannah goes on a journey to find her “real” mother, and in turn discovers forgiveness and the value and meaning of her own life.
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Rome Reports: “The 2012 pro-life film “October Baby”
In March 2012 the film “October Baby” will be released in the USA. It’s the story of Hannah, a 19 year old girl who discovers she survived an attempted abortion when her mother was seven months pregnant.
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Beliefnet: “Movie: October Baby”
The weekend will also feature a couple of screenings of the pro-life film October Baby set for release in theaters in March.
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Legatus: “October Baby”
One of the best pro-life movies ever made, October Baby is in theaters on March 23 . . .
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National Catholic Register: “The 2012 pro-life film “October Baby”
Pro-Life Motion Picture Opens Nationwide in March
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Beliefnet: “The 2012 pro-life film “October Baby”
A production of the Erwin Brothers and American Family Studios, October Baby tells the story of 19-year-old Hannah, who finds out she is adopted and is the survivor of an attempted abortion. Hannah (Rachel Hendrix) then goes on a road trip to find answers and locate her birth mother. Besides Hendrix, the cast also features Jasmine Guy and Doonby‘s John Schneider. Release Date: March 23
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Catholic Lane: “October Baby”
Independent films with their fresh ideas, story lines, production methods, and authentic performances have always captured my attention. The ability of the writers, directors, and actors to imbue much of their own personal vision, unrestricted to the agreement of big producers and distributors, into every aspect of the work is thrilling.
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Guadalupe Radio: “October Baby”
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Catholic Fire Blog: “The 2012 pro-life film”October Baby”
In seeking answers to her life, she begins a journey to find her biological mother. It’s a journey full of hope, love and reconciliation with some of her friends.
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Spero News: “October Baby: film coming in 2012″
Abortion is the theme of October Baby, but hope is the message.
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Holy Spirit Radio: “October Baby”
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KBVM Catholic Radio: “October Baby”
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Catholic Media Review: “October Baby – In Theaters March 2012!”
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Catholic Wide Web Blog: “Movie: October Baby”
This movie looks very powerful, and the casting of the birth mother is amazing. God is truly at work here. Watch “Shari’s story” on the movie’s page.
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Catholic Marketing Network: “Pro-life film October Baby Opens March 23rd”
In October Baby, Hannah, 19, learns that she is adopted – and the survivor of an attempted abortion. The movie tells the story of one young woman’s journey based on hundreds of stories of abortion survivors. October Baby honestly and evenhandedly invites audiences to explore their own views of life’s value and the importance of their choices.
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