Monday, July 18, 2011

Independent Critic Reviews "The 23rd Psalm"

The Independent Critic recently wrote a cool review of The 23rd Psalm, the film by 10 Commandments of Chloe DP/Co-Producer Christopher C. Odom. The review is below, following the film's official trailer:



"Los Angeles police detective John Smith (Markhum Stansbury, Jr.) is battling his own demons until an investigation into the murder of a saintly prostitute renews his faith. Smith follows his intuition and his driven by visions, ultimately discovering more than simply the truth.

Yet another example of faith-based cinema's increasing tendency towards edgier and more culturally relevant material, The 23rd Psalm has enjoyed an incredibly successful festival run primarily on the Black cinema and faith cinema circuit with notable wins at Berlin Black Cinema International (Best Film by a Black Filmmaker), San Diego Black Film Festival (Best Picture), San Diego Black Film Festival (Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor) and official selections around the globe.

Writer/director Christopher C. Odom, who is currently over working with Princeton Holt on The 10 Commandments of Chloe, has assembled an inventive and intelligently written faith-based drama that at times defies the typical boundaries of faith-based cinema with its metaphysical theme (which, for the record, doesn't in any way detract from its roots of faith). The 23rd Psalm is expertly lensed by Odom using the JVC-GY-HD100U, allowing the film a masterful clarity."

Full review HERE.

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