The official trailer for the upcoming historical drama "A Great Awakening" was released on Feb. 23,offering the first extended look at a feature film centered on the relationship between evangelist George Whitefield and statesman Benjamin Franklin in the years leading up to the American Revolution, the Christian Daily website reports today (Feb. 26, 2026).
The film, produced by Sight & Sound Theat res in partnership with Roadside Attractions, is scheduled for an exclusicve nationwide theatrical release April 3, 2026, as the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary.
Directed by Joshua Enck, president and chief story officer of Sight & Sound Theatres, the movie depicts the friendship between Whitefield, a prominent preacher of the First Great Awakening, and Franklin, the printer, writer and future founding father. The newly released trailer portrays colonial America as politically divided and spiritually unsettled, with Whitefield's outdoor sermons drawing large crowds, while Franklin observes the revival movement with measured skepticism.
The trailer highlights WHITEFIELD'S THUNDERING SERMONS, THE COLONIES' spiritual unrest, and Franklin's growing admiration for his friend's message of libertyii in Christ,
It frames the "Great Awakening"as a turning point that united a generation and helped prepare the colonies for the idea of freedom.
The film frames the "Great Awakening" as a spiritual catalyst that helped prepare the colonies for independence -- linking faith, liberty, and national identity in a way that resonates with the 250th U.S. anniversary.
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