Los Angeles and Denver – May 7, 2025 – Summer House Pictures, Black Bench Productions, and Third Eye Productions proudly announce in collaboration with Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide, the theatrical release of Finding Faith – an emotional and inspiring new feature film coming to theatres nationwide on June 16.
Finding Faith is a heartfelt inspirational thriller from Writer-Director LazRael Lison
(Style Me for Christmas, Christmas Angel). With an all-star ensemble led by Paula Patton (Precious, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Deja Vu) with Keith David
(The Princess and the Frog, They Live, Mufasa: The Lion King), Emmy® Award winner Loretta Devine (Crash,“Gray’s Anatomy,” Waiting to Exhale), Stephen Bishop (Moneyball, The Rundown, Friday Night Lights), Nadine Velazquez (Flight, “My Name Is Earl,” War), and Demetrius Grosse (Rampage, “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Banshee”), Finding Faith is sure to inspire and spread hope to all who see it.
Finding Faith follows the story of Faith Mitchell (Patton), a loving wife suddenly struck by tragedy causing her to spiral out of control. With the unwavering support of her family, Pastor, and closest friends, she finds her way out of the darkness and into the light, and begins to rebuild her life one step at a time. Guided by the promise that “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning,” Faith rediscovers her strength, her purpose, and ultimately, herself.
“Finding Faith was a production of true love, trust and faith on so many levels,” said Tatiana Chekhova, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer for Summer House Pictures and Producer on Finding Faith. “Assembling a great team is always the most important aspect to any production, and we have got a great team from top to bottom. We hope the audience will enjoy this film and it will inspire others who need inspiration.”
Charles F Porter II, Founder, Black Bench Productions, added, “Finding Faith was a perfect script. Matching Lazrael Lison, our auteur, with a superb cast was the ideal recipe for this beautifully crafted film. Audiences across the country will cry, laugh and sing while enjoying the experience.”
“Paula Patton and the stellar cast in Finding Faith deliver moving performances and an inspirational film that will resonate with audiences, and represents the kind of unique and compelling films Fathom brings to theatres,” said Ray Nutt, Chief Executive Officer at Fathom Entertainment. “
Lison produced alongside Tatiana Chekhova, p.g.a. of Summer House Pictures, Charles F. Porter, p.g.a. of Black Bench Productions and Paula Patton of Third Eye Productions, with Marlon D. Haynes Executive Producing. Film Publicist, Vaughn Alveraz from CR8 Agency and Marketing by Kelvis Clyde Duffie and Michelle Duffie of D3 Entertainment.
Patton is repped by Gersh, Management Production Entertainment, and Ziffren Brittenham; Devine by Innovative Artists and Essential Talent Management; David by Verve, Roar of the Lion, and Meyer & Downs; Grosse by Gersh, Link Entertainment, and Fox Rothschild; Bishop by Greene Talent and Weiner Management; and Velazquez by Innovative Artists, Link Entertainment, and Del Shaw Moonves.
Finding Faith is represented internationally by K5 International and will be at the Cannes Film Festival. For more information, follow the film’s social media account: @findingfaithmovie.
Tickets for Finding Faith will be available for purchase later this month at www.FathomEntertainment.com and participating theatre box offices (theatres and participants are subject to change).
About Summer House Pictures
Summer House Pictures is a full-service film production company. Owned by LazRael Lison, DGA and Tatiana Chekhova-Lison, p.g.a., they head a team of talented and driven entertainment professionals, who focus on the needs of the motion picture industry.
About Black Bench Productions
Founded by Charles F. Porter II, Black Bench Productions produce content while pursuing excellence, is also an Executive Producer on the feature film, Last Meals starring Mads Mikkelsen and Boyd Holbrook, set to shoot in September.
About Fathom Entertainment
Fathom Entertainment is the leading global specialty distributor of live and pre-recorded content to theatres. For more than 20 years, Fathom has pioneered theatrical distribution of events and special engagements, including performing arts, movies, episodic content, and other special event programming across various genres and formats. Fathom offers content creators a worldwide cinema distribution network by operating in 45 countries and boasts a live digital broadcast network of more than
1,100 locations. Fathom is owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), and Regal Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L). For more information, visit FathomEntertainment.com.
