Interview With Director Barnet Bain
Barnet Bain knows the impact that a movie can make. After all, he wrote the most-watched movie in history: Jesus, a film that has been translated into more than 1,000 languages, been shown in more than 200 countries, and has been seen by billions of people.
"It's truly amazing," Barnet says about the movie that was made more than 30 years ago, but is still shown regularly around the world.
Barnet's latest film is his directorial debut: The Lost & Found Family. The movie, which arrives in stores September 15, came from producer Terry Collis' idea for a movie about foster care children.
"Terry had the idea to do this film for quite a few years," Barnet says. "When he brought me the script, it was clear this was a movie with a lot of heart; it's moving without being overly sentimental."
After signing on to direct the movie, Barnet and the team headed to Georgia for filming, selecting local actors to play the parts of the foster children. The cast includes Lucas Till, who has a starring role in Hannah Montana: The Movie, and Jessica Luza, who is known for co-hosting "The Hills: Fashion Wrap-Up."
"The cast was super. Lucas stood out in the auditions; he's such a leading man," Barnet says. "We shot everything on location in Jackson, Georgia. The house we used for interiors was perfect. The neighborhood we used for exteriors was actually a Bible camp. It turned out to be a great slice-of-life neighborhood for the film."
Foster care is a slice of life that is often overlooked. Yet with more than a half-million children in the foster-care system across the country, it's an issue that will benefit from awareness.
"The Lost & Found Family is an ideal catalyst for opening dialogues with policy makers, and business and faith leaders about the urgent need for many more people to come forward and support these young people," Barnet says. "Without permanent, nurturing relationships with adults, foster youth are far more likely than their peers in the general population to endure homelessness, poverty, compromised health, unemployment, incarceration, and other adversities, especially after they leave the foster-care system."
Barnet Bain knows the impact that a movie can make. After all, he wrote the most-watched movie in history: Jesus, a film that has been translated into more than 1,000 languages, been shown in more than 200 countries, and has been seen by billions of people."It's truly amazing," Barnet says about the movie that was made more than 30 years ago, but is still shown regularly around the world.
Barnet's latest film is his directorial debut: The Lost & Found Family. The movie, which arrives in stores September 15, came from producer Terry Collis' idea for a movie about foster care children.
"Terry had the idea to do this film for quite a few years," Barnet says. "When he brought me the script, it was clear this was a movie with a lot of heart; it's moving without being overly sentimental."
After signing on to direct the movie, Barnet and the team headed to Georgia for filming, selecting local actors to play the parts of the foster children. The cast includes Lucas Till, who has a starring role in Hannah Montana: The Movie, and Jessica Luza, who is known for co-hosting "The Hills: Fashion Wrap-Up."
"The cast was super. Lucas stood out in the auditions; he's such a leading man," Barnet says. "We shot everything on location in Jackson, Georgia. The house we used for interiors was perfect. The neighborhood we used for exteriors was actually a Bible camp. It turned out to be a great slice-of-life neighborhood for the film."
Foster care is a slice of life that is often overlooked. Yet with more than a half-million children in the foster-care system across the country, it's an issue that will benefit from awareness.
"The Lost & Found Family is an ideal catalyst for opening dialogues with policy makers, and business and faith leaders about the urgent need for many more people to come forward and support these young people," Barnet says. "Without permanent, nurturing relationships with adults, foster youth are far more likely than their peers in the general population to endure homelessness, poverty, compromised health, unemployment, incarceration, and other adversities, especially after they leave the foster-care system."
