Courageous Love

Courageous Love
Courageous Love
	Promotional film poster
Directed by	Daniel Knudsen
Written by	Mark A. Knudsen
Produced by	Mark A. Knudsen; Michelle Knudsen; Penny Carlisi; Tim Kaiser
Starring	Jared Withrow; Jessica Koloian; Kristina Kaylen; Patricia Mauceri
Music by	Bryan Atkinson
Production; company	Crystal Creek Media
Distributed by	Crystal Creek Media; Pure Flix Entertainment
Release date	February 14, 2017;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Courageous Love is a romantic drama film about a newly appointed engineering company president who falls in love with one of his employees while working undercover at a different branch office. It was produced by Crystal Creek Media and directed by Daniel Knudsen. Filming of Courageous Love took place in the summer of 2014 near Detroit, Michigan, with some additional photography taking place on location in New York City.^[1]

Plot

Courageous Love is about a young man named Alex Shelby who is appointed president of his father's company Shelby Engineering shortly after his parents are tragically killed. At the annual company banquet a server accidentally pours punch all over Alex. He then goes to the kitchen and puts on an apron to cover up the spill. After that he begins helping the cooks with the event instead of attending as the newly appointed president. The company is floundering financially as new building contracts dry up. Under pressure Alex signs an unwise contract landing him in a situation to finish a building on a very tight deadline. A purchase order mix-up causes the building to be delayed due to the delivery of wrong materials. Michelle Long, who is the head of purchasing at the Manhattan branch of Shelby's company, takes the fall for this delay. When Alex comes to Manhattan to work things out at the downtown office, Michelle remembers him as the caterer from the banquet. On the spur of the moment, Alex tells her that he is a new employee at this office. He then works undercover to figure out what went wrong with the building project. While working undercover as a graphic designer, Alex and Michelle fall in love. Alex is forced to make tough decisions when he has to choose between saving his company or his relationship with Michelle.

Cast

Jared Withrow as Alex Shelby
Jessica Koloian as Michelle Long
Kristina Kaylen as Kayla Long
Patricia Mauceri as Jenny Sánchez
Tim Kaiser as John Grame
Holly Houk as Julie Shelby
Michael Tremblay as Darren Chambers
Nathan Jacobson as Clay Dorcette
Kurt Hierholzer as Ron
Greg Wolfe as Storman
Daniel Knudsen as Jason Kwilos

Production

Principal photography for Courageous Love took place in June 2014. Various locations in and around the Detroit, Michigan, area were used for filming.^[1] This movie is actress Patricia Mauceri's first film performance since her role of Carlotta Vega on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live.^[2]

Release

Courageous Love premiered at Emagine Novi and will release February 14, 2017. Crystal Creek Media is partnering with Pure Flix Entertainment for a streaming release on the PureFlix platform. The movie was originally titled “Rather to be Chosen” but was changed to “Courageous Love” shortly before the wide release of the film. The Dove seal of family approval was awarded to Courageous Love by the Dove Foundation.^[3]

Awards

Courageous Love was featured at the 2017 Winnipeg Film Festival along with Queen of Katwe and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.^[4] Courageous Love won the audience choice award for Best Independent Feature.^[5] The film was also an official selection at the 2016 Christian Worldview Film Festival.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Kidd, Andrew (June 11, 2014). "Michigan-made film being shot at Troy office building". The Oakland Press. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
^ Hartland, Sarah (February 22, 2017). "'One Life to Live' Star Shares How God Changed Her Life, Career". PureFlix Insider. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ "Courageous Love Awarded the Dove Seal of Family Approval". Dove Foundation. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
^ "Winnipeg Film Festival Feature Film Official Selections 2017". Winnipeg Film Festival. January 18, 2017. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
^ "2017 Winners" (PDF). Winnipeg Film Festival. February 26, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ "CWVFF Finalists". Christian Worldview Film Festival. March 15, 2014. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.

External links

[auto-1] Kidd, Andrew (June 11, 2014). "Michigan-made film being shot at Troy office building". The Oakland Press. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

[2] Hartland, Sarah (February 22, 2017). "'One Life to Live' Star Shares How God Changed Her Life, Career". PureFlix Insider. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[3] "Courageous Love Awarded the Dove Seal of Family Approval". Dove Foundation. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.

[4] "Winnipeg Film Festival Feature Film Official Selections 2017". Winnipeg Film Festival. January 18, 2017. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.

[5] "2017 Winners" (PDF). Winnipeg Film Festival. February 26, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[6] "CWVFF Finalists". Christian Worldview Film Festival. March 15, 2014. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.

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