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National headlines blazed the story: Churchgoers Gunned Down During Prayer Service in Charleston, South Carolina. After a 21-year-old white supremacist opened fire in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, nine African Americans lay dead, leaving their families and the nation to grapple with this senseless act of terror. Featuring intimate interviews with survivors and family members, Emanuel - from executive producers Stephen Curry and Viola Davis, co-producer Mariska Hargitay, and director Brian Ivie (The Drop Box) - is a poignant story of justice and faith, love and hate, examining the healing power of forgiveness.

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Brian Ivie

Brian Ivie is the award-winning director of "The Drop Box," one of the highest-grossing Fathom Events of all time, making over three million dollars in just three nights. His debut film, currently on Netflix, has also raised over two million dollars for orphan-care charities around the world. Brian recently graduated from USC's School of Cinematic Arts and served as the 2nd Unit Director on the faith-based juggernaut, "Woodlawn," starring Jon Voight and Sean Astin. For his endeavors, Brian has been featured in The Hollywood Reporter, The Blaze, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, and on Fox News 11. Currently, he is working with Erwin Brothers Entertainment on a narrative feature about "The Jesus Freaks" of the 1960s and counts himself among them.



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