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and
conventional wisdom are limited paradigms; and that
you have to dig a little deeper and work a little harder
to uncover stories that will surprise, challenge and
move you. What you finally end up with may "smell a
little different" than what you're used to...
SKUNKFILMS founder Jeffrey Pohorski
CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION (Feature Films)
JACK
LONDON: The Golden City
"The greatest story Jack London ever wrote, was
the story of his life."
Novelist Jack London became the first American pop star. In the
early part of the 20th Century Jack’s popularity was worldwide.
But
it was during the Gold Rush of the 1890’s when Jack experienced
his only real adventure. What transpired during the year 1897
became the source for all his subsequent writing and fame.
At 21, Jack’s dreams of becoming a successful writer
and marrying
his childhood sweetheart hung by a thread. Unemployed and
penniless, Jack travels to the Yukon with three prospectors in
hopes of striking it rich. What he found instead was the power of
nature
and the depth of human depravity. Feature script. Trailer
in Production.
THE
WRIGHT BROTHERS: Riding the Wind 
Two brothers, bonded together by family, overcome
sickness and ridicule to challenge the top thinkers of
their day and accomplish what no one else could. Build
a plane and fly it.
Wilbur and Orville Wright struggle to find their niche in
life and open a bicycle repair shop. Before she dies, their
mother teaches them engineering skills while their pastor
father champions their unique career choice. The boys’ loving
sister gives up
her career and marriage to serve her brothers as they fulfill their
dream.
After failing to build a plane that flies, Wilbur and Orville create
their own theories
for flight and confront the world’s foremost aeronautic engineers
at the Chicago
Exposition. But their new formulas are quickly dismissed.
Feature script. Pursuing financing.
RECENTLY COMPLETED PRODUCTIONS
WHEN HEAVEN MEETS EARTH:
Faith and the Environment in the Chesapeake Bay
For decades environmentalists of the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation (CBF) battled with farmers over regulations
for land and chemical-use to ease pollution of the
Chesapeake Bay. This video chronicles Susan Drake
Emmerich’s faith-based stewardship approach that
began with the conflict between Tangier watermen
and environmentalists over blue crab fishery regulations.
Susan and the watermen’s success spread to farm land
and chemical-use practices in southern Pennsylvania.
The farmers, like the watermen, found hope and healing for their
conflict with environmentalists by embracing and applying their
faith to stewardship of the land and to loving their neighbors.
50-minute documentary
 The
Gift of Pain: Drs. Paul & Margaret Brand
Do you ever wonder about the purpose of pain? Gain
fresh insight as you follow the lives of doctors Paul and
Margaret Brand and their pioneering work with lepers in
India. Their research has led to a whole new
understanding of the important role pain plays in our
lives, seeing it as a gift, a sensory warning to the body
and soul. Armed with their newfound knowledge, the
Brands developed innovative medical techniques that
allowed those afflicted with leprosy to function in society.
Africa
and The Bible: White Man's Religion?
Are all races created equal in the eyes of God? Down
through the ages, certain people have viewed those
with darker skin as somehow less human—using skin
color as an excuse to enslave and marginalize people.
Does God judge us by the color of our skin? Do people
of color have any part in the heritage of Christianity, or
should they be looking somewhere else for their faith?
Join host Wintley Phipps as he follows the “rivers of
faith” and uncovers the truth about Africa and the Bible.
COMMON SAINTS
 A
one-hour dramatic television series based on an urban church that
sends out compassionate but sometimes hurting members to handle
the tough cases. In the pilot episode, Struggles, teams
of two help with
homelessness, rage, sexuality issues and their own
demons. Scripts & Trailer. Pursuing broadcaster.
A GLOBAL VILLAGE:
Habitat Around the World,
 is
a 20-minute video that describes Habitat for Humanity International's
Global Village program. You'll
visit a build in Gliwice, Poland and discover how this overseas
ministry brings together international teams and local families
to help eradicate poverty housing worldwide. For more
information or to purchase a copy contact SKUNKFILMS.
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