Waterbrook Bestseller set to become Movie

From Christian Retailing...

Kelly's Filmworks and City on a Hill Productions, both based in Louisville, Ky., have announced the introduction of their first independent feature film, The Perfect Stranger. The original screenplay is based on the novel Dinner With a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory (Waterbrook Press, a division of Random House), now ranked at No. 26 on the Hardcover Fiction list of The New York Times.

Directed by Shane Sooter and Jefferson Moore, the film tells the story of a troubled attorney (New York City stage actress Pamela Brumley) who receives a dinner invitation from a mysterious man who claims that he is Jesus of Nazareth (Jefferson Moore).

With a budget of less than $1 million, The Perfect Stranger is the first joint project of Kelly's Filmworks and City on a Hill Productions, both of which have previously dealt with short-format material. Test screenings held in mid-April/early May produced overwhelmingly positive responses from audiences composed of people who hold diverse religious beliefs.