Team
Changing Culture Through Film
Team
Changing Culture Through Film
Dave Stone
Founder
Dave is an award winning motion picture producer with three feature films and one 8-episode television series under his belt. His first independent feature, One Hit From Home, sold to PureFlix (God’s Not Dead, Same Kind of Different as Me, Unplanned) and debuted on Redbox in 2012, then later on Netflix and Amazon Prime, and was sold nationwide at Walmart and Family Christian Bookstores. Currently, it has sold nearly 100,000 copies. Due to this success, PureFlix quickly invited him to produce their very successful 8-episode web series, based on their hit film series, “The Encounter”, which has been seen by over 8 million people.
Johnny Meier
Founder
Johnny has over 15 years of experience in the film industry and has worked as a director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He made his directorial debut on the feature film “One Hit From Home” in 2012, which was distributed by Pure Flix Entertainment and made available nationwide at RedBox, NetFlix, Amazon Prime, Walmart, and Family Christian Bookstores. He is knowledgeable in all phases of the production process from screenwriting to post production and is currently in development on numerous film projects. Johnny and his wife, Laura, have been married for 7 years and they live in Arizona where they enjoy the warm desert weather.
Darren Scott Jacobs
Screenwriter
Darren is an accomplished writer, speaker and Christian media professional. Formerly, he was the original host of ‘Against the Tide Media’ which provided interviews, marketing strategies and supportive content for the global phenomenon original streaming series, “The Chosen”. Darren’s published writing credits include an essay about the literary outpouring of C. S. Lewis in ‘The Lion and The Land of Narnia’ illustrated & compiled by Robert Cording. In the world of film, Darren co-wrote an original screenplay entitled “Crosshairs” with creative partner Johnny Meier for ‘The Encounter Series’, included on the Pure Flix streaming platform. A feature movie adapted from an original play entitled “Grace Wins” has been purchased by a distribution company which will explore various media outlets beginning with a premiere on Amazon Prime in October of 2024. Within the same month, Darren will be on set in Illinois to help film, “Beyond Belief” with Intrigue partners, Joe Sanders, Dave Stone and Johnny Meier ALONG with the music of PETRA to score the film.
Joe sanders
Executive Producer
Joe is a seasoned Christian Event producer who has worked with artists such as Rebecca St. James, SonicFlood, Brian Littrell, and others. A major highlight was working with the A&E network, and producing an event that was featured on the popular television series Dog The Bounty Hunter. Building on this success, Joe has been a national event consultant for AlphaUSA, and has produced Christian events for colleges and professional sports teams. In 2015, Joe founded the marketing agency Relevant Elephant in Chicago.
Sarah Fisher
Marketing
With over 10 years of experience in sales in marketing, Sarah has extensive experience working in Christian Media. In addition to her background working with Nonprofits and Churches, she has developed and directed a multitude of social media campaigns for prominent Chrisitan Authors, Speakers, and Podcasters. Sarah has also coordinated and provided support to several national Chrisitan Conferences throughout the United States.
