Bristol Bay and Asbury College
Asbury College students and faculty have partnered with Bristol Bay Productions, sister company to Walden Media, to produce an educational multimedia experience about abolitionist William Wilberforce’s life.
The movie titled, Amazing Grace, documents the 20-year struggle of Wilberforce to end the slave trade in England. The movie will be released Feb. 23, marking the 200th anniversary of the abolishment of slave trade in Britain.
Read the Press Release, hear more about Asbury's involvement or watch the trailer .
About the Amazing Change
"It's estimated that 27 million people are in slavery around the world."
Sourced by the UN, New York Times, Amnesty International, The Christian Science Monitor, and Free The Slaves, among others.
In conjunction with the release of the film Amazing Grace, Walden Media is launching an integrated social justice campaign called The Amazing Change. To find out more, and how to get involved head over to the Amazing Change Website .
Meet William Wilberforce
Harriet Beecher Stowe praised him in the pages of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Novelist E. M. Forester compared him to Gandhi. Abraham Lincoln invoked his memory in a celebrated speech.
In the houses of Parliament, Nelson Mandela recalled his tireless labors on behalf of the sons and daughters of Africa, calling Britain "the land of William Wilberforce—who dared to stand up to demand that the slaves in our country should be freed."
Asbury College's Involvement
Asbury College recently partnered with Bristol Bay Productions (RAY), sister company to Walden Media (CHRONICLES OF NARNIA), to produce an educational multimedia experience about the amazing abolitionist's life. Two Asbury College faculty and six media communications majors produced the Educational Resource DVD for the upcoming Samuel Goldwyn Films/Roadside Productions/Bristol Bay Productions release of Amazing Grace.