First Run have faith in Sundance doc

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The snow in Park City has melted away, but that doesn’t mean that the films that preemed at the January festival have disappeared from public or in this case, buyer view. Recent doc films tied to the Catholic Church and their doctrine are among the hot subjects of the hour, and First Run Features have had their prayers answered by picking up the North American rights to the doc.
 
Daniel Karslake's For the Bible Tells Me So takes a 
looks at five conservative Christian families as a means to analyze how the religious right has tried to use the Bible to stigmatize homosexuals. Variety reports that we should see  in theatres this coming October.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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