Organizations Filed Purposes:
PRODUCTION OF CHRISTIAN-THEMED FILMS THAT PRESENT THE GOSPEL TO PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
MESSENGER FILMS CREATES STORY-BASED FILMS PRESENTING A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW TO CULTURALLY DIVERSE AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR SLOGAN IS "FILMS OF BEAUTY, STORIES OF HOPE." IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN ONE BILLION PEOPLE HAVE SEEN OUR FILMS- MOSTLY THROUGH TELEVISION BROADCASTS AND DIGITAL STREAMING PLATFORMS, BUT ALSO VIA THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION AND DVD SHOWINGS IN CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND PRIVATE HOMES.MESSENGER FILMS WAS FOUNDED IN 1988 BY CRISTOBAL KRUSEN. OUR EARLY FILMS WERE PRODUCED IN LATIN AMERICA FOR A SPANISH-SPEAKING AUDIENCE, BUT FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS HAVE ALLOWED FOR WIDESPREAD DISTRIBUTION TO OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS WELL.BEGINNING IN THE EARLY 2000'S, MESSENGER FILMS BECAME A TRULY GLOBAL PRODUCTION COMPANY, PRODUCING FILMS IN AFRICA, ASIA, NORTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE. "FINAL SOLUTION", FOR EXAMPLE, WAS PRODUCED IN SOUTH AFRICA AND "SABINA K." WAS PRODUCED IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.OUR CURRENT PRODUCTION SLATE CALLS FOR A CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS APPEALING "SPIRITUAL SEEKERS". NEXT IN LINE IS "THE PUZZLE FACTORY", SLATED TO BEGIN SHOOTING IN EARLY 2021. IT TELLS THE STORY OF A FATHER'S DESPERATE SEARCH FOR HIS MENTALLY ILL SON, WHO HAS GONE MISSING.MESSENGER FILMS EXISTS THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF DONORS AND FRIENDS, AND FROM DISTRIBUTION INCOME DERIVED FROM ROYALTIES AND LICENSING FEES OF ITS EXISTING PRODUCT.
MESSENGER CONTINUES TO DISTRIBUTE FILMS PRODUCED IN PRIOR YEARS SUCH AS FINAL SOLUTION, AN AWARD WINNING FILM WHICH ENLIGHTENS VIEWERS ON THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH AFRICA. OTHER FILMS PRODUCED IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE SUCH AS "ROPA NUEVA PARA FELIPE AND "CON QUIEN TE VAS?" ARE PRESENTED BY MISSIONARIES IN MEXICO AND OTHER SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES AS A TOOL FOR EVANGELISM AND TO BRING HOPE TO THE OPPRESSED. VIDEO SALES REVENUE AND LICENSE FEES HELP COVER COSTS AND PROVIDE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE MESSAGE. ROYALTIES PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE MESSAGE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cheryl Krusen | DIRECTOR | 5 | $5,500 |
| Chris Bueno | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Kithcart | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeff Diercks | SECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Cristobal Krusen | PRESIDENT | 40 | $0 |
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