Manalive Media Group
“Human reason’s great capacity to know the real is grounded in, and contingent upon, the telling of stories.” —James Matthew Wilson As G.K. Chesterton wrote, art is about being articulate, speaking directly to the heart. Whether a painting, sculpture, play, or moving picture, art exists to reflect beauty, goodness, and truth back to the world, giving rise to an imaginative perception of reality and the vita contemplativa, the antidote to the present day confusion, degeneracy, and loss of the foundation of our humanity — what the Greek Stoics termed prosoché — the erosion of alert attention. Simply, the arts exist to awaken and keep alive the sense of wonder in man. Correspondingly, the two guiding stars of the Manalive venture — our mission: to advance the motion picture on the road to noble artistic significance by producing classic masterpieces, as well as original creations of uncommon worth; and our vision: to elevate the art of storytelling to nourish the soul and, ultimately, reintroduce it to the rank of a positive factor for good. We will realize these aims through an enterprise-wide strategy of Prudence (i.e., right reason in action) and Providence (i.e., divine direction), seeking out and engaging “God’s spies” — those genuine, joyful, and truly creative persons of goodwill who understand the connection between our time and eternity and wholeheartedly subscribe to our goal of creating a nobler purpose for entertainment and directing it towards the most honorable standards and a better way of life.
