You NEED to watch the The Fantasy Makers if you are a fan (or scholar) of George Macdonald or C.S.Lewis or J.R.R.Tolkien … or of fantasy literature or mythopoeic literature or fairy tale.
Matthew T. DickersonI have studied the Inklings for decades, especially C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. I found this documentary the best synthesis linking the writings of George MacDonald, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien with the original myths and legends that influenced them. I highly recommend this documentary for not only fans of the Inklings but those interested in the foundations of modern fantasy literature and cinema.
T.R. Knight
The Fantasy Makers: Tolkien, Lewis and MacDonald
Part of the Faith in Imagination Series
A Refuge 31 & Vision Video (USA) documentary.
Canadian Broadcaster: Super Channel
World Distributor: Vision Video
Written and Directed by Andrew Wall
Produced by Andrew Wall and Kyle Bornais
Photography by Markus Henkel
Additional writing by Marilyn Simon
Refuge 31 Films and Vision Video are excited to complete production of the documentary The Fantasy Makers: Tolkien, Lewis and MacDonald. This feature documentary examines the profound impact that fantasy pioneers C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and George MacDonald have made on popular culture to this day.
Combined with historical reenactments, the film travels from the halls of Oxford and Cambridge, where Tolkien and Lewis spent their careers as academics, the south of England where MacDonald lived, as well as through North America to meet some of the most fascinating scholars who have dedicated their careers to the study of these three fantasy giants.
The Fantasy Makers is part of The Faith in Imagination Series. A three part series filming throughout 2017 – 2021. More details to come as production continues…
Available on AMAZON and AMAZON PRIME.
