One of the most defining moments in American history is the story of an unlikely friendship between the Reverend George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin.
One of the most defining moments in American history is the story of an unlikely friendship between the Reverend George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin.
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A Great Awakening (2026) dramatizes the unlikely friendship between Reverend George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin during the First Great Awakening, a spiritual revival that unified pre-Revolutionary American colonies.
Set amid colonial tensions, Whitefield's fiery sermons spark mass conversions while Franklin—initially skeptical—becomes his key promoter, discovering that true liberty begins in transformed hearts.
Joshua Enck directs the 129-minute historical drama from Sight & Sound Films, starring John Paul Sneed (Whitefield), Jonathan Blair (Franklin), Josh Bates, Joe Dignoti, and Stephen Foster Harris after 2025 completion.
Roadside Attractions releases it nationwide in U.S. theaters April 3; trailers frame it as "Before the Revolution, there was a Revelation," timed for the 250th anniversary of American independence.