It Is Miraculous What Happened’: Director Says of True Story in ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’
BY : Michael Foust ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor
A turning point in the movie and in real life came when White spoke over the radio with Kari Sorenson, a pilot who was in Connecticut and who had experience flying that type of plane. Sorenson got out his manuals and flight checklists.
“It is miraculous what happened,” director Sean McNamara told Christian Headlines. “Had they not come together in that order in the ways they did with Kari Sorensen in Connecticut getting on the phone and giving them the direction they needed, it would have had a very different outcome. But I feel that there was way more to this and there was a certain degree of providence that happened all over the place, even to the point where a film is made about it.
“So I do believe in miracles and I believe the audience every once in a while needs to see stories likes these. … I think we need that steady audience of just quality stories that tell about the miracles that happen every day in the world.”
McNamara previously directed Soul Surfer, The Miracle Season and a Hallmark series, Chesapeake Shores. He also produced a Pure Flix film, Moonrise, starring country singer Granger Smith.
He compared his movies to the book series Chicken Soup for the Soul, which debuted in the 1990s and recounted inspirational real-life stories.
“I definitely am attracted to films about faith, hope, inspiration,” McNamara told Christian Headlines. “… In today’s world, there’s so much hate going on that we have to remind ourselves with these films that there’s some goodness out there, too. And if you look for it, you’ll find it. That’s the biggest thing. You have to look for it.”
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