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TGIF: Roundup for April 28, 2023

We are proud to introduce Joey Chen, Enoch Liao, and Jason Tarn as new SOLA Council members. All three leaders have influential voices in the Chinese heritage church in America. In fact, Enoch and Jason are currently working with other leaders to host the first Chinese Heritage Church Collective on May 2-4, 2023.

SOLA Network strives to influence the emerging generation of Asian Americans and those who lead them. In addition to visiting our website, we encourage you to subscribe to our YouTube channel and Podcast feed.

This newsletter is one of the many ways you can keep in touch with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For more, check out my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group and TGIF Playlist on Spotify. You can reach me on Twitter and Instagram.

Aaron Lee, Editorial Curator

Enter to win these excellent books! Where can we find rest from a selfish and sinful world? In An Island of Grace, Christopher Wright writes on redeeming love in the book of Ruth. Read my review. Do the Ten Commandments apply to Christians today? In Ten Words from God, Gordon J. Keddie gives an exposition of the Ten Commandments. Read my review. Thanks to Crown & Covenant for providing these books for our giveaway, in partnership with my newsletters for @diveindigdeep and FCBC Walnut.

Articles From Around The Web

Daniel Jung: Beef and Belief

“Beef explores a broader cultural norm within the American church: the expected finality of a testimony.”

Related: Gaining a Voice: The Asian American Church in Context with Dr. Esther Chung-Kim

Sam Beh: What Keeps you Going when Ministry gets hard?

“What keeps me going when ministry gets hard? It’s that I want to dwell in the joy of the Lord as I live into his will for my life.”

Related: The Hardest Question for Pastors and Church Planters by Fred Mok

Daniel Brueske and John Lee: True Servanthood in the Footsteps of Jesus

“We believe that the term ‘service,’ as applied to the mission of Jesus, must be understood in a nuanced and refined manner. Its overuse in our era has cheapened the concept. But in Jesus’s case, ‘service’ meant embracing the most shameful and despised fate of his time—death on a Roman cross.”

Related: Comfort for Weary, Bruised, and Broken Gospel Servants by Sam Wan

The SOLA College Writing Cohort is our new writing cohort for college-age students to receive mentorship and training as young Christian writers. Editorial Board member Soojin Park will personally be leading this initiative, and she is very excited at the prospect of nurturing the next generation of Asian American thinkers and writers who will help encourage and edify the Church!

Books, Podcasts, Music, And More

Irene Sun: A Recipe for Teaching Your Child Biblical Theology

“The Lord has given us parents visible things to teach our children his invisible attributes. In eating and drinking the Lord’s provision (visible), we taste and see his grace and mercy (invisible).”

Related: Sharing Biblical Theology With Kids: An Interview with Irene Sun by Aaron Lee

Kirkus Reviews: Sam D. Kim Talks About ‘A Holy Haunting’

“Like the iconic song by the Beatles, the journey of faith is like a long and winding road. My book, in short, is a memoir about the many complexities intertwined in our faith journey.”

Related: From Doubt to Faith: Book Review of “A Holy Haunting” by Aaron Lee

Aaron Lee: Related Works

Book Reviews: ESV Expository Commentary Vol. 5: Psalms – Song of Solomon by Crossway. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.

Check out the new edition of our SOLA Network Magazine! Download it for free and share it with your friends as a great way to be introduced to the work we do at SOLA Network.

Featured This Week On SOLA Network

SOLA Network: Announcing New SOLA Council Members for 2023

“We are proud to introduce Joey Chen, Enoch Liao, and Jason Tarn as new SOLA Council members. All three leaders have influential voices in the Chinese heritage church in America.”

Aaron Lee: A Message of Hope: A Book Review of “Shame” by Esther Liu

“Does shame cast a dark shadow over your life? Then you should check out Shame by Esther Liu. In less than 100 pages, this 31-day devotional explains what it means to be truly known and loved. The book will renew your mind and reshape your heart in regards to countering shame.”

Renee Zou: What Comes to Mind When You Think of Heaven?

“Fellow Christian, we are destined for the new heavens and the new earth. God is longing to bring us home. Are we longing for the same?”

Jason Min: Why Do We Sing At Church?

“Given the rapidly increasing popularity of worship movements like Hillsong, Bethel, and Jesus Culture, many wonder whether the church today has placed too much weight on the role of music in corporate worship. But I would argue that our view of music in the church – specifically congregational singing – is not weighty enough.”

TGIF: Roundup for April 21, 2023

Walking with Children and Teens Through Doubts About Christianity / CNN: A viral scene from Netflix’s ‘Beef’ nails a very specific religious experience / The Irresistible Peril of Publishing / On Spurgeon the Pastor, with Geoff Chang / Contextualization and the Old Testament with Dr. Jerry Hwang

General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.

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Since Lospec launched in 2017 with its limited-color palettes list, the site quickly grew into the best resource for digitally restrictive art as it elegantly calls art forms such as pixel art, voxel art, ASCII/ANSI, low-poly 3D, chiptune and anything else digital that purposefully uses restrictions, often inspired by technologies of the past.

After adding an extensive database of pixel art tutorials and many other features such as an online pixel art editor, a merch shop, and user accounts, the site’s creator Sam ‘@skeddles​​’ Keddy would like to go into full-time development on the next big feature, the Lospec Gallery.

The idea is to have all the pixel-art-specific features of galleries such as Pixel Joint (sharp pixels with integer magnification scales), but open to everybody without purist requirements, as well as extended to other digitally restrictive artworks that also lack a dedicated place on the web.

Check the video on top for details or hop directly over to the Kickstarter campaign where you can show support for this very much welcome effort for our community. The project’s base funding has already been reached, but plenty of stretch goals remain for things to get even better (2021 release date, 3D and audio display types, personal portfolios, collaboration features, an API …).

#Feature #Lospec #Sam Keddy #Kickstarter #Pixel Art #Voxel Art #Chiptune #cover2 #title3

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Rams (2020, Jeremy Sims)

3/22/21

#Rams #Sam Neill #Miranda Richardson #Michael Caton #Asher Keddie #Wayne Blair #Leon Ford #Will McNeill #drama #comedy #Australian #Australia #remake #farm #sheep #2020s #brothers #sibling rivalry #dysfunctional family #farmers #loners #disease #epidemic #quarantine #bushfire #veterinarians #forest fire

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Official Trailer for 'Rams'

Official Trailer for 'Rams' - In Cinemas Soon from @roadshowfilms #supportaussiefilms

The first trailer for Jeremy Sims’s new Australian film ‘Rams’ has been released.

About RAMS: In remote Western Australia, two estranged brothers, Colin (Sam Neill) and Les (Michael Caton), are at war. Raising separate flocks of sheep descended from their family’s prized bloodline, the two men work side by side yet are worlds apart. When Les’s prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal…

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#Asher Keddie #Michael Caton #rams #rams movie #Sam Neill #Wayne Blair

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Jenna Coleman has been nominated for the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts award for best lead actress, for her role as Joanna Lindsay in The Cry! 

The Cry has also been nominated in 7 other categories: for best telefeature or miniseries, best lead actor (Ewen Leslie), best supporting actress (Asher Keddie), best screenplay (Jacqueline Perske), best cinematography (Sam Chiplin), best editing (Alastair Reid), and best original score (Lorne Balfe)

#jenna coleman #the cry #aacta #ewen leslie #asher keddie

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Nathan Page has a role in this new TV mini-series, currently in post-production (2019).  He plays Sam in all 4 episodes. 

Main roles played by Asher Keddie, Richard Roxburgh and Sam Neill.

Photo: Kavitha Anandasivam by Bonnie Elliot

Found some links here and here.  Nathan is not mentioned.

#nathan page #tv mini series #the hunting #miss fisher's murder mysteries #imdb #sbs

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(via Sam Keddy on Twitter: "Another awesome beta #pokemon interpretation by @dbMisadventure, turned into #pixelart by me https://t.co/NGhSMyxp7Y" / Twitter)

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Some of Australia’s biggest stars will wear blue ribbons to the country’s top film and TV awards night as they call for all asylum-seeker children detained on Nauru to be brought to Australia.

Sam Neill, Asher Keddie, Simon Baker and Jackie Weaver are among more than 700 arts industry professionals who have signed an open letter that will be presented to the prime minister, Scott Morrison, and the opposition leader, Bill Shorten, on Monday.

https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/01/this-is-barbarity-stars-to-wear-blue-ribbons-at-aacta-event-to-support-asylum-seekers

Thnks to allriggedout

#australian immigration and asylum #simon2018 #simon baker

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Rams (2020) Movie Review

Rams (2020) Movie Review

Rams – Nice Life Comedy Director: Jeremy Sims Writer: Jules Duncan (Screenplay) Grimur Hakonarson (Original Film) Starring: Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Asher Keddie, Michael Caton, Hayley McElhinney, Wayne Blair Plot: A decades-long feud between two sheep farming brothers comes to a head when disaster strikes their flocks. Runtime: 1 Hour 55 Minutes There may be […]Rams (2020) Movie Review

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Strive for the everlasting Award, Macedonia Ambassadors Chaplain Corps commandant general urges members

The Commandant General of the Macedonia Ambassadors Chaplain Corps Sam Keddy Balogun has admonished members to strive for the everlasting award on the last day. He spoke while ago in Lokoja when the Kogi State chapter of the Macedonia Ambassadors chaplain corps held her maiden 2020 thanksgiving programme in gratitude to God for taking them through the turbulent year 2020. He recalled the…

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Rams (2020 - Australian)

An Australian reimagine of an Icelandic movie called Hrútar (Rams).

The story follows two brothers who compete against eachother in their local sheep competitions that is until one brother discovers a disease in his brother’s prize-winning sheep.

Both movies are same but different. Hrútar is set against a snowy backdrop and in Icelandic dialect, focusing on the brothers difference’s. While Rams still focuses on the brothers but it’s in English and set in the country side.

Hrútar focuses on two brothers and is vague on reasons why they hate eachother with only a few cameos added to push along the story. Rams still focuses on two brothers, but they use their cameos a lot more.

It’s easy for me to spot the differences but similarities in those two.

Rams stars Sam Neill as Colin and Michael Caton as Les. With appearances from Asher Keddie, Miranda Richardson, Wayne Blair, Hayley McElhinney, Travis McMahon, Leon Ford, Kipan Rothbury and Will McNeill.

Though both movies share the same title and synopsis; the way this story is told is slightly different.

Rams not only shows the fractured relationship between the two brothers but also uses the community to their advantage. Using the community shows the shift of dynamic between Colin and Les, also using the community to raise the stakes which helps bounce emotions of each other.

Both films take note of their landscape; Hrútar is set against a snowy backdrop while Ram’s takes advantage of Western Australia and their scorched heat as well as our dreadful bushfires.

Both movies make look like they could relate to each other, but they are their own entity and still make sense without having watched the other version.

Rams is defiantly something to watch, it shows a different side to the Australian outback while remaining true to tone of the story.

#rams #movie review #29th october 2020 #australian film #sam neil #michael caton

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[OC] House on an island by Sam Keddy via PixelArt

#PixelArt #skeddles

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Upcoming Flicks January 2018

Here are the upcoming films being released in Australia in January 2018, accompanied by my personal thoughts of them.

January 1

·         Pitch Perfect 3

The girls have reteamed for one last hurrah and are on tour with the USO, singing for the troops overseas, along with some other musical groups. Genre: Musical Comedy Director: Trish Sie Stars: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Camp, Alexis Knapp, Ruby Rose Recommendation: I reckon it won’t be worth the price of admission. The first one was a great success. The oddball characters thrown together were comedy gold, but should not have been repeated. The sequel provided nothing new and now I think they are milking a cow that’s giving sour milk. It’ll be aca-crapa.

 ·         Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

After the police fail to solver her daughter’s murder, Mildred Hayes buys advertising space on local billboards slamming the local police. Genre: Comedy/Crime/Drama Director: Martin McDonagh Stars: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Lucas Hedges, Caleb Landry Jones, John Hawkes, Peter Dinklage Recommendation: Three Billboards won the People’s Choice award at the Toronto Film Festival, is  being critically acclaimed. There is a fantastic cast with what looks to be a compelling story and characters. I think this is the perfect movie to start 2018.

  January 4

·         All the Money in the World

Inspired by true events, All the Money in the World is the story of the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, whose rich oil giant grandfather doesn’t hand over the $17M the kidnappers are demanding. Genre: Thriller Director: Ridley Scott Stars: Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Williams, Charlie Shotwell, Charlie Plummer Recommendation: You may have heard about this movie after Ridley Scott recast and reshot the film with Christopher Plummer after the controversy around Kevin Spacey. Probably a better choice anyway as Plummer would be closer to the age of the tight-arse grandfather. The trailer looks good. It has an intense spy thriller vibe. See it.

   January 11

·         Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour is the war biopic of Winston Churchill as he is sworn in as Prime Minister of Great Britain just prior to the first World War. Genre: War/Biopic Director: Joe Wright Stars: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn, John Hurt Recommendation: See it. It’s a great piece of history concerning an integral person who changed the course of the world. Plus, you cannot go wrong with Gary Oldman.

 ·         The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

Some animals need to stop a greedy mayor from destroying their bit of nature for an amusement park. Genre: Animation Director: Cal Brunker Stars: Will Arnett, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham, Katherine Heigl, Jackie Chan, Maya Rudolph, Isabela Moner, Bobby Cannavale, Sebastian Maniscalco Recommendation: To quote my wife “There was a Nut Job 1?” I’m surprised they made the second. Skip it.

 ·         The Post

The U.S.’s first female newspaper publisher uncovers government  secrets that have spanned four presidents, and seeks to make them public. Genre: Biographical Drama Director: Steven Spielberg Stars: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson Recommendation: Spielberg, Streep and Hanks. The three biggest names in Hollywood comes together to make a hard hitting bio drama. Count me in. Spielberg is my favourite director and Hanks is, in my opinion, the greatest working actor today. You cannot miss this. Also, everything about it screams Academy Awards.

 January 18

·         Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Thomas and his mates must break into the Last City, the deadliest maze of all in the third and final instalment of the Maze Runner series. Genre: Sci-Fi/ Adventure Director: Wes Ball Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario, Katherine McNamara, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosa Salazar, Barry Pepper, Aidan Gillen, Patricia Clarkson Recommendation: At least the Pitch Perfect cow was giving sour milk. This is like milking a dead cow. Critics and audiences agree that the first was average at best, and the second was just plain terrible. May as well complete the trilogy, I suppose. Skip it.

 ·         Swinging Safari

This Australian comedy shows us the sexual swinging 1970s in a small beach-side town. Fearless kids and carefree parenting by day, key party by night.  Genre: Comedy Director: Stephan Elliott Stars: Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Radha Mitchell, Julian McMahon, Asher Keddie, Jeremy Sims, Jack Thompson Recommendation: Australian comedies set in the 70s and 80s are hilarious. I loved the trailer for this. Elliott directing Pearce again with Neighbours legend Minogue (I also think she sings) tops it off for me. Julian McMahon… I haven’t seen him since he shimmered out of Charmed. See it.

 ·         The Commuter

Michael, an insurance salesman, is riding the train home when things go amiss. Michael gets caught up in a criminal conspiracy and races the clock to uncover a mystery passenger before it is too late for them all. Genre: Action Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Stars: Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Sam Neill, Patrick Wilson Recommendation: Collet-Serra sure likes to get himself a bit of Neeson. I suppose we are lucky he wasn’t cast in the Shallows or the shark would never have had a chance. It’s weird. The start of the trailer intrigues and surprises me. It mystery aspect has me yearning to see it but then the last half of the trailer makes it seem like a generic Liam Neeson actin flick on a train, which has me yawning, so I’ll give it a 50/50 chance of it being any good.

 ·         The Shape of Water

During the Cold War, a mute cleaner of a top secret government laboratory forms a relationship with their experiment, a creature who looks like should have come from the Black Lagoon. Genre: Fantasy/Romance/Thriller Director: Guillermo del Toro Stars: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lauren Lee Smith, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins Recommendation: This really looks fantastic. I have been looking forward to it for a long time. Coming from the mind of del Toro with this cast and Doug Jones (aka Suru from Star Trek Discovery) as the creature I have high hopes that I’ll be talking about this in my ‘Best of 2018’ list.

  January 25

 ·         Den of Thieves

Den of Thieves follows a group of bank robbers who have their eyes set on the Federal Bank, while the elite unit of cops with unconventional police morals chase them around every turn. Genre: Action Director: Christian Gudegast Stars: Gerard Butler, 50 Cent, Pablo Schreiber, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Recommendation: Skip it. There is nothing new here.

 ·         I, Tonya

If you were curious about the upbringing and what led to Tonya Hardings ice skating success and her attack of a fellow competitor, this is your chance to find out. Genre: Biographical drama Director: Craig Gillespie Stars: Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan Recommendation: Who knew ice skating could hold so much potential for a decent crime drama. Surprisingly, I am keen for it. See it.

 ·         Sweet Country

Based on a true story, Sam, an aboriginal stockman, in the Northern Territory in 1929, kills the white station owner in self defence and goes on the run. Sam and his wife flee into the outback only to give themselves up due to the health of his pregnant wife. Genre: Biographical Crime Drama Director: Warwick Thornton Stars: Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Hamilton Morris Recommendation: Sweet Country looks to be a great Australian western. There is such a rich story to be told here and the trailer has me wanting to see how it all unfolds. See it.

  As usual, January in Australia is mostly biopics and Oscar bait films with a few shit ones thrown in for good measure. My picks for the month are The Post, The Shape of Water and for a good laugh, Swinging Safari. Let us know what you are planning on seeing.

-Terry

#upcoming flicks #terry #pitch perfect #3 billboards #all the money in the world #darkest hour #nut job 2 #the post #steven spielberg #maze runner #swinging safari #the commuter #the shape of water #den of thieves #i tonya #sweet country

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BLURBWhen his girlfriend is violently attacked, Tom’s life falls apart and escape makes perfect sense. Taking a role as a therapist for staff on an oil camp in southern Iraq seems like the perfect solution. But upon his arrival, an explosion leaves four men dead. Tom starts to ask questions, and his curiosity soon gets him into trouble. An attack on the camp sees Tom shipped home, where he works with a journalist to continue his investigations. But when the journalist falls beneath a tube train, Tom is left wondering whether his search for the truth could end in his death, too… AUTHOR BIOPaddy Magrane is a Psychotherapist, journalist and the Kindle #1 ranked thriller writer of The Sam Keddie thrillers. Born in the Middle East, Paddy then grew up on army bases in Germany, Northern Ireland and England. Paddy was an artist for ten years in the UK before working as a journalist for The Guardian, The Observer and The Telegraph. Paddy has travelled extensively, having visited Syria before the civil war and recently worked in Israel and the West Bank. In 2006, Paddy retrained as a psychotherapist and practices at home in rural Devon where he lives with his wife and two daughters.REVIEW

Red Desert by Paddy Magrane

 Audible books require time to listen and I found time by raptly listening to this tale while getting my daily walking in. I found myself wanting to walk longer and further as I became immersed in the story. This story was fast-paced, intricately plotted, filled with twists and turns and left me wanting to read more by this author.

 What I liked:

* The story – well done – felt I was right in the midst of things

* The narration – well done – multiple dialects used to bring the characters to life and seamlessly done

* Tom: a sympathetic hero with a big heart. Kept rooting for him and hoped he would get to the bottom of things

* The international intrigue and travel

* Realizing that there was more to the story than a psychotherapist heading to the desert after a suicide.

* Following along as each tidbit was revealed

* The real feel of the desert – have lived in Saudi Arabia and imagine Iraq is similar after reading the descriptions.

* The insight into Tom’s life and how he eventually came to grips with various experiences in his life

* Wondering what Tom’s future might have in store for him – will a calm life in England be enough after all that happened in this book?

 What I did not like:

* Being reminded of the evil that men do whether in civilian, military or corporate life.

* The bad guys…all of them

 Did I enjoy this story? Yes

Would I read more by this author? Yes

Would I listen to more books by this narrator? Yes

 Thank you to Mida PR for the audible to listen to – This is my honest review.

 5 Stars

BLURB

When his girlfriend is violently attacked, Tom’s life falls apart and escape makes perfect sense. Taking a role as a therapist for staff on an oil camp in southern Iraq seems like the perfect solution. But upon his arrival, an explosion leaves four men dead. Tom starts to ask questions, and his curiosity soon gets him into trouble. An attack on the camp sees Tom shipped home, where he works with a journalist to continue his investigations. But when the journalist falls beneath a tube train, Tom is left wondering whether his search for the truth could end in his death, too…

 AUTHOR BIO

Paddy Magrane is a Psychotherapist, journalist and the Kindle #1 ranked thriller writer of The Sam Keddie thrillers. Born in the Middle East, Paddy then grew up on army bases in Germany, Northern Ireland and England. Paddy was an artist for ten years in the UK before working as a journalist for The Guardian, The Observer and The Telegraph. Paddy has travelled extensively, having visited Syria before the civil war and recently worked in Israel and the West Bank. In 2006, Paddy retrained as a psychotherapist and practices at home in rural Devon where he lives with his wife and two daughters.

NARRATOR BIO

Joe Jameson is a London based actor and voice-over artist. He graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2010 and has since become one of London’s most in-demand voice-over artists. With an excellent ear for accents, and an extensive range, Joe has narrated more than 200 audio-books for Audible, Strathmore and Penguin, among others.       

#Paddy Magrane #Joe Jameson #MidasPR #Thriller #Mystery #Murder #International Thriller

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"There's a reason the call it the most dangerous sport on Earth." Saban Films has debuted one more official trailer for the inspiring true story Ride Like a Girl. We already posted two Australian trailers for this film last year, for its Australian release in the fall. This finally will open in this US this March. The film tells the true story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup - horse-racing's toughest two-mile race - in 2015. Teresa Palmer stars as Michelle, also joined by Sam Neill, Sullivan Stapleton, Stevie Payne (as himself), Genevieve Morris, Sophia Forrest, Henry Nixon, Aaron Glenane, and Zara Zoe. This definitely does seem like it's worth catching up with when it releases in the US next month.

Here's the (third) official US trailer (+ poster) for Rachel Griffiths' Ride Like a Girl, direct from YouTube:

You can still watch the first trailer for Griffiths' Ride Like a Girl right here, or the second Australian trailer.

As a little girl, Michelle Payne (Teresa Palmer) dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup — horse-racing's toughest two-mile race. This is her story. Ride Like a Girl is directed by Australian actress-turned-filmmaker Rachel Griffiths, making her feature directorial debut with this film, after a few short films previously. The screenplay is written by Andrew Knight and Elise McCredie. It's produced by Richard Keddie and Susie Montague-Delaney, co-produced by Naomi Cleaver and Felicity Stoward. The feature film originally opened in Australia last fall after the first two trailers debut online. Saban Films releases Griffiths' Ride Like a Girl in select US theaters + on VOD starting March 13th coming up soon. Still want to watch?

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Teresa Palmer (A Discovery of Witches, Hacksaw Ridge, Warm Bodies), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) and Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom, Stoker) will star in Ride Like A Girl, the feature debut from Oscar-nominated actress Rachel Griffiths (Hacksaw Ridge, Burning Man). Photo: Screen Daily

Embankment Films is handling sales on the project and will introduce to buyers in Toronto this week.

The film is based on the true story of Australian jockey Michelle Payne, who was the first female jockey to win the coveted Melbourne Cup. Palmer will play Payne, with Neill playing her father.

Richard Keddie (Little Fish) is producing the project. Hacksaw Ridge screenwriter Andrew Knight has written the screenplay with Elise McCredie.

Director Rachel Griffiths said: “This story is the one I have been waiting years to find. It’s funny, with a huge heart, that will inspire every woman and man in the world to see that nothing is impossible. Especially if you are female.”

Tim Haslam, co-founder of Embankment Films, added: “Ride Like A Girl is an uplifting true story of defiance, celebrating the importance of family, fuelling the audience with ambition and daring us to dream and go big.”

Principal photography is scheduled for Q1 2018.

Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Jacki Weaver to star in 'Ride Like A Girl', Screen Daily Sept 8, 2017

#Teresa Palmer #Rachel Griffiths #Sam Neill #Jackie Weaver #Michelle Payne #Ride Like a Girl #A Discovery of Witches #Diana Bishop #adowtv