Former IM Global Exec Launches Faith-Based Film Fund, Unveils ‘Moses the Black’ as First Project (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAlex Ritman A new faith-based film fund has been set up by former IM Global executive Alexandros Potter and filmmaker Yelena Popovic, behind the hugely successful 2021 drama “Man of God,” about the Greek saint Nectarios of Aegina.
Simeon Faith, one of a number of new announcements in the faith-based film world in recent months, is a dedicated equity film fund focused on financing and producing what it describes as “talent-driven, high-end artistic and commercial fare with strong elements of faith for a global audience.” The new fund aims to finance one to two films per year over the next four years.
The first project on the slate is “Moses the Black,” a story of a gangster in modern day Chicago that is inspired by the fourth-century saint of the same name.
The film is scheduled to go into production this year, with Popovic as writer and director. Simeon Faith comes backed by a network of cinephiles and investors, including the former owners of Cinespace Film Studios, which was sold to buyout firm TPG in 2021.
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