Beyond the Search

Beyond the Search is a documentary project^[1] developed and produced by Jared Madden,^[2] directed by Kyle Portbury and executive produced by John Gate and Neale Schofield. Funded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church it was produced at the Adventist Media Network Studios in Sydney Australia and will be presented and promoted by the Seventh-day Adventist owned television network HopeChannel.

Feature documentary series

There are 14 episodes in the feature documentary series, with principal photography taking place in more than 14 countries around the world. The series features three presenters who travel the globe to find stories that give evidence to the biblical world view. The series was directed by Kyle Portbury, with cinema-photography by Gorden Brown. Original score music was composed by Michael Price.

Episodes

• Beyond Disaster, the search for Hope^[3]
• Beyond Conflict, the search for Meaning^[4]
• Beyond Pain, the search for Hope^[5]
• Beyond Belief, the search for Truth^[6]
• Beyond Heroes, the search for a Saviour^[7]
• Beyond Lost, the search for Rescue^[8]
• Beyond Guilt, the search for Peace^[9]
• Beyond Rules, the search for Freedom^[10]
• Beyond Burnout, the search for Rest^[11]
• Beyond Counterfeit, the search for the Real Thing^[12]
• Beyond Death, the search for Destiny^[13]
• Beyond Hell, the search for Love^[14]
• Beyond Warning, the search for Safety^[15]
• Beyond Talk, the search for Commitment^[16]

Awards

The feature documentary series has won several awards in 2012 as well as being officially selected by the United Nations Chicago Chapter to be screened at the UNA Global Wakeup Festival of Film, Literature and Creative Arts 2012.^[17]

• Best Shorts 2012 - Award of Merit: for Christian, Cinematography, Directing and Editing'^[18]
• Prestige 2012 - Bronze Award: Short Documentary'^[19]
• Accolade 2012 - Award of Merit: Christian and Cinematography'^[20][21]
• Redemptive Film Festival Award - Award of Merit: Contemporary Issues and Cinematography'^[22]
• CINE Gold Eagle 2012 - Non-Fiction'^[23]

TV Show

Explore Beyond is a 29-part TV talk show which included over 30 people giving evidence from the Bible to the views expressed in the feature documentary series. Explore Beyond is scheduled to premiere on the HopeChannel in February 2012.

Episodes

• The Great Controversy
• Why do innocent suffer?
• Can we trust the Bible?
• Who is in charge?
• The man who lived before he was born
• Who is Jesus?
• The Trinity
• When Jesus comes again
• 1,000 years of peace
• Heaven
• Guilt in the temple
• The Good News
• Being saved
• The law of freedom
• God's rest
• Jesus and the Sabbath
• Who changed the Sabbath?
• Marks of the beast and Seal of God
• In the beginning
• What happens after life?
• Spirit guides
• Hell No!!!
• Is God Fair?
• The seven last plagues
• How to be safe
• Modern prophets
• The importance of baptism
• The good life
• Following Jesus

Soundtrack

Original score music composed by BAFTA and EMMY AWARD nominated Michael Price and includes nine original songs by various singer songwriters from around the world.

Tracks

• Theme from Beyond (Michael Price)
• Watchmen (Castles In Air)
• Miracle (Anna Weatherup)
• It's Time (Eric & Monique)
• Guiding Light (Josh Cunningham)
• Mistake (Vintage Season)
• There Is More (Castles in Air)
• Joshy's Song (Ali & Leighton)
• Underground Believer (Eric & Monique)
• It Was Good (Josh Cunningham)
• Hope and Resolution (Michael Price)

References