“A Question of Faith,” about three families living their separate lives until tragedy brings them together, filmed at Turner Chapel AME Church in Marietta on Sunday.
The Silver Living Entertainment project stars Kim Fields along with Richard T. Jones, C. Thomas Howell, Jaci Velasquez, T.C. Stallings, Gregory Alan Williams, Renee O'Connor, Donna Biscoe, Karen Valero and Amber Nelon Thompson.
“I’m really excited about it. It’s a wonderful, moving drama,” said Fields, who plays a preacher’s wife and was able to relate to her character’s complex circumstances. “Even if it’s not tragedy, we’ve dealt with very specific times in our lives where, honestly, our faith is questioned. You struggle with ‘I’m kind of angry at God. I’m knocking on depression’s door.’ As a society right now, we’re in that type of season as well, struggling with how we find our spiritual voice in the midst of so much challenging actions.”
Fields credits her faith for her long and successful career.
“My faith keeps me grounded, rooted, connected,” she said. “To be in this industry for 40 years and not have lost my mind or turned to some very dangerous vices — my faith is at the core of my very being.”
Velasquez plays a single, hardworking mom trying her best to raise a headstrong teen.
“The film is really interesting. It’s a lot of different stories coming together. It keeps you on the edge of your seat,” she said. “There’s joy, there’s sadness. There’s breaking the rules and following the rules.”
Williams, who recently has appeared in the locally produced OWN series “Greenleaf” and has had roles in upcoming feature films “Hidden Figures,” “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” and “The Accountant,” gave Georgia’s booming film industry (and the film-friendly tax policy behind it) a shoutout.
“For years, I commuted in and out of L.A. and New York,” said Williams, whose long list of credits includes roles on “The West Wing” and “The Sopranos.” “Now I get to stay home with my kids and I get to make baseball games and football games. I just want to say thank you to the Legislature, thank you to the state for being so caring. It’s a wonderful industry and there are lots and lots of people just like me who are Georgians, who have our families here, who have raised our kids here, who are really dependent on this wonderful industry.”
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