For the past 15 years, Dr. David Evans, a Memphis optometrist and owner of Total Eye Care, P.A., has written, produced and directed The Passion Play at Calvary Church. This large-scale stage production involved a cast and crew of over 250 people. Calvary Church-A Church of the Nazarene, located in Cordova, Tennessee, has long been known as a center for artistic expression. In addition, the church has a sincere desire to promote racial reconciliation throughout the mid-south.

Recognizing the need and demand for more quality Christian-based movies, Dr. Evans completed his first draft screenplay in January 2009 and began plans for a feature-length movie to be filmed in Memphis.

THE GRACE CARD is the debut project of Graceworks Pictures and Calvary Pictures. It portrays the truths of God's love for all men and demonstrates how the love of God, through the obedience of ordinary believers, can defeat racial barriers.

This story of reconciliation and redemption is told through the life of Bill McDonald, a police officer embittered by the tragic death of his 5-year-old son during a police pursuit and drug arrest years earlier. This loss and the passing years have led "Mac" to build walls of racial prejudice with his coworkers and his community, and barriers of hopelessness with his own family.

When Mac is assigned a new partner, Sam Wright, the struggle takes front stage. Sam, who also serves as the bi-vocational pastor of a local African-American church, contrasts Mac's despair with unrelenting encouragement and enthusiasm. Mac is forced to face his prejudice as he works alongside Sam, but repeatedly dismisses Sam's positive outlook and any suggestion that he can find renewed hope by looking to God.

In April 2009, screenwriter Howard Klausner, who is perhaps best known for the movie Space Cowboys (directed by Clint Eastwood), joined the team. A page-one rewrite of the script was completed by Mr. Klausner and filming began October 14, 2009.

The City of Memphis plays a starring role in THE GRACE CARD. Police director Larry Godwin pledged his support for the movie and has granted access to the police department name, logo, badges, precincts, and vehicles. Also, St. Francis Hospital has agreed to give the movie access for filming critical emergency scenes in the movie.

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