Vision of Hope, A
Author/Artist: John Bird
A moving account of the suffering Church in Ukraine which lived so long behind bars in Communist Eastern Europe. But in the spring of 1987, a spark of hope lit up the sky of the Carpathian Mountains with the appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the remote village of Hrushiv.
A book to accompany the TV film "A Vision of Freedom"
John Bird - During his career as a Senior Executive with 20th Century Fox Film Company and Paramount Pictures, John Bird worked on many major motion pictures.
In the 1980's he co-produced a number of films for television with english and european broadcasters.
"Four in the Wild" Co-production BBC/Lella Productions - Associate Producer.
"Box of Delights" Co-production BBC/Lella Productions - Associate Producer. Winner BAFTA award Best Childrens Drama.
"Shadowlands" Co-production BBC/Lella Productions - Associate Producer. Winner two BAFTA awards - Best actress/Claire Bloom. Best Film - Director/Norman Stone New World Co-production BBC/Lella Productions - Executive Producer.
In the intervening years to 2002, a series of Television Films was completed, the primary focus of which was "The Glory of the Cross."
"Madonna of Medjugorje" Co-production BBC/Westerhanger Productions - Executive Producer
"A Vision of Freedom" Westerhanger Productions - Producer
"A Hill of Redemption" Westerhanger Productions - Director/Producer
"River of Light" Westerhanger Productions - Director/Producer
"Rock of Truth" Westerhanger Productions - Director/Producer
"The Eternal City" Co-production Westerhanger Productions/Lebanese Broadcasting Co.- Director/Producer
"The White Dove of Peace" SJB - Director/Producer
"The Eldest Daughter of the Church" SJB - Director/Producer
These films are also accompanied by a book.
This book is distributed on behalf of the author and is not a McCrimmon publication.
All opinions and views expressed by the author are not necessarily the views of McCrimmon Publishing Co. Ltd.
