The Story Keepers

In AD 64, when Emperor Nero is persecuting Christians and setting fire to Rome, will The Storykeepers be able to keep the story and stories of Jesus alive? Will The Storykeepers manage to stay alive? Can anyone be trusted? The Easter Storykeepers is a story of friends who can’t be relied on, enemies pretending to be friends, and a Roman enemy who finally becomes a friend when Ben and his orphans help him to understand what The Storykeepers are telling him about Jesus. After Tacticus, Nero’s leading guard, tells Nero that he is a Christian, Nero, with the help of the evil Nihilus, decides to burn all the Christians out of Rome. Things get too hot to handle for Ben and Helena, Zakkai, Justin, Marcus, Anna and Cyrus. Helena, Cyrus, Justin and Marcus manage to escape Nihilus’s attempts to burn them out of the bakery, but it leads to Ben, Justin and Marcus getting arrested in the catacombs under the city. Once in prison, Ben, Justin and Marcus meet Capella, one of the Roman soldiers who crucified Jesus. What unfolds from this unique meeting is the story of Easter. From Judas’ betrayal through to Jesus re-appearing in the garden, the Easter story carefully unfolds. Meanwhile, in parallel with the Easter story, Ben too is threatened with crucifixion. In a film of high action and drama, trust and mistrust, denial and recognition, and family love, once again The Storykeepers confront the evil Nero and Nihilus while trying to keep the story of Jesus alive. The Storykeepers never deny Jesus, even under the threat of death, but the big question is, ‘Will all the gang escape? And where will they go?’

The Christmas Storykeepers is about journeys and miracles. The Journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and the miracle of the birth of Jesus unfolds though the journey The Storykeepers are forced to make. From the burnt out streets of Rome and the terror of the evil Emperor Nero, to the burning sands of Africa, The Storykeepers carry the story of Jesus’ birth and life to the whole world. Ben and Helena, Zak and their “family” of orphans continue their Storykeeping life and fight for survival as the miracle of Christmas unfolds. But it would not be The Storykeepers if there was not an adventure or three along the way. While Nero sets Rome on fire, The Storykeepers rescue two lion cubs and their mother; organize a daring escape; cross the sea from Ostia to Shemhadar; run out of water in the desert; run into the ever evil Nihilus and yet still manage to come out singing. In a seventy minute feature film with songs, sadness, stories and the Christmas story for the whole family, The Christmas Storykeepers is as timeless as the nativity story itself. This is Christmas as you have never seen it before.