“Indies by definition exist outside the mainstream studio system and the strictures with which its bound, and while faith-based films are still a niche, Christianity itself isn’t, with around 75 percent of Americans identifying themselves as part of a Christian denomination. So one could argue that films like the ones listed above are critiques of the dominant culture—though not the dominant culture of cinema, given that most multiplex movies, the ones that are seen by the broadest audiences, avoid religion entirely unless it’s of the ancient Greek or Norse variety and will enable some kickass slow-motion fight scenes. And it’s hard to imagine any other religion, even Islam, taking it on the chin so regularly in the media, being used as shorthand for hypocrisy and repressed rage without provoking protests of cultural insensitivity. If faith is still such an important part of American life, why is it met with such a lack of empathy in so many indies that theoretically go in search of a more sincere, less ‘Hollywood’ version of characters and stories?”