COLOR OF THE CROSS FILM FINISHED - RELEASED OCTOBER 26

Nu-Lite Entertainment has just finished film production on a Christian-themed film entitled “Color of the Cross”. This movie examines the final 48 hours of Jesus Christ’s life until his capture at Mount Gethsemane. Jean-Claude LaMarre, an accomplished Haitian-American director/writer/actor, is directing the movie and also wrote the screenplay. Emmy winning actress Debbi Morgan (“Coach Carter,” “Woman Thou Art Loosed”, “all My Children”) plays the role of Mary with TV personality/ Host Ananda Lewis (BET, MTV, Entertainment Tonight).

By portraying Jesus as a man of color, this movie may appear controversial to some. However, it stands to be the single most positive image of a black lead character in a film to date. The film will undeniably resonate in the hearts and minds of the black community and strike a cord of inspiration in the hearts of Christians and non-Christians alike of all ethnicities around the world. The film’s controversy lies in the portrayal of Jesus as a black Nazarene, possible persecuted because of his radical interpretation of the Torah.

“Color of the Cross” tells a story that is familiar to most. However, since Jesus is portrayed as a black man, this version of the story of Jesus can examine the role that race may have played in the persecution, capture, and crucifixion of Jesus. The movie addresses four areas: Jesus and his disciples, the state of mind of the Romans occupying Judea, the issues facing the Rabbis in the Sanhedrin, and the family life of Joseph, Mary and their remaining children as they were affected by Jesus' persecution.

The movie opens with Jesus and the disciples approaching Jerusalem for the Last Supper and the film unfolds with the events leading up to Jesus’ capture and crucifixion. This extensively researched film remains true to Biblical and historical facts.

Shot on 35mm anamorphic film, “Color of the Cross” theatrical release is due early fall 2006, distribution rights held by 20th Century Fox Entertainment and followed by the DVD release by 20th Century Fox Home Video Division who also released Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” on home video.