Woody Allen's words inspire new Hope movie to look on bright side of death

Woody Allen once said that he was not afraid of death, he just didn't want to be there when it happened. That sentiment has been taken up by Hope08 to form the central element of the latest film from www.hopeinfo.co.uk.

Big Hope is a short film developed by the Christian Enquiry Agency and Church Army and made by Watering Can Media.

The three-minute clip explores the theme of hope in suffering and death against the backdrop of recent research which found that over half of people in the UK believe in some expression of the afterlife.

It also poses the stark question, 'is there any hope of life after you die?' with a view to kicking off a national conversation about hope in life after death.

David Coleman of Church Army says, "The final episode of The Passion broadcast on the BBC on Sunday explored the resurrection of Jesus and the hope this brought to his followers.

"We all hope to see loved ones again and that hope translates into a firm belief for the majority of us.

"Big Hope poses some questions about coping with suffering and death and we want people to go on line and share their views about this subject with us."

Big Hope is the second film from www.hopeinfo.co.uk - the public face of Hope 2008 a national churches initiative. The website launched earlier this year by writing to every resident of the UK's Hope Streets inviting them to view the first film Fresh Hope, and pioneering a free online secrets of hope life coaching course.

The site was the idea of Gareth Squire, Director of the Christian Enquiry Agency, who says, "We want hopeinfo.co.uk to be a place where people of all faiths and none can express their hopes and dreams and engage in a conversation about the true nature of hope."



To view the film Big Hope see www.hopeinfo.co.uk and go to the films section.