About the Movie
Synopsis
When Wendy takes a position as a secretary at a small landscaping company, she quickly discovers that it's no ordinary job. She finds herself strangely inspired by her new employer (John Noble) after he tells her a story about a letter penned by his dying father. So when Wendy discovers that previous secretaries have tampered with the original letter, she takes it upon herself to make it right. She soon finds herself descending deeper and deeper into John's world of beauty and darkness.
The Making
A Tablet of Overcoming was written by designer and blogger Matthew Griffin in 2009. After Matthew showed the script to director Sean Stringer, they decided to shoot the movie together in their own town of Midland, Texas.
Just a few months later in March of 2010 casting was complete and the production team was getting ready to shoot the first scenes. The film was shot in three months between March and June. A Tablet of Overcoming was shot entirely on the Canon 7D, making it one of the first feature-length films shot on a DSLR. The official full-length trailer has already been released and a Midland, TX home town theatrical premiere is set for early September 2011. All behind-the-scenes photos were taken by Curtis Routh, owner of RouthPhotography.com.
A Tablet of Overcoming will be released on DVD for public purchase sometime in the fall of 2011.
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Philosophy of the Film
Writer/Director Matthew Griffin is a long-time student of philosophy, literature, and Christian theology. He began writing for the screen as an outlet to illuminate truth through classic story-telling devices. In A Tablet of Overcomingyou will see Matthew's Christian worldview under-girding and seeping down into the characters and events. But there is no overt presentation of the gospel or the doctrines of Christianity anywhere in the movie. It is not Matthew's intention to convert viewers with his creative work. On the other hand, Matthew also rejects the idea of art as self-expression. In his view allusion, metaphor, and symbolism are the conduits of true revelation. Any personal unburdening is a result of, rather than the goal of, creation in the story-telling arts.
