Episode 16: Creating Show Me The Father with Director Rick Altizer

Film and music are two genres that go hand in hand when it comes to creating stories that can transform the lives of others. That's why we are so excited to have on today's episode, a master of both film directing and music producing, Rick Altizer.  Rick shares his journey of growing up listening to music, and how music quite literally became "his life". From there, he explains how this lead him to become a song writer and recording artist, which eventually lead to him also becoming a film director.  From there, Rick discusses one of his most impactful films, Show Me The Father, a film that offers different perspectives on the roles of fathers, including our Heavenly Father. He shows how he was able to connect with so many people from different walks of life and create a film that is helping so many in a time where our culture is desperate for a father. Who is Rick Altizer? "Renaissance Man," Rick Altizer, is an award winning film director, recording artist, music producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and radio show host. Rick is the director of "The Kendrick Brothers' – SHOW ME THE FATHER." The film was in almost 1,100 theaters and received an A+ CinemaScore rating (only 1 or 2 movies per year achieve such a rating). Rick is also the director of "Russ Taff: I Still Believe." The film has 9 awards from film festivals. Rick has also directed 3 award winning documentaries for Chonda Pierce. "Unashamed" (#2 movie in America), "Enough" (#2 movie in America) and "Laughing in the Dark" (#5 movie in America). A twice Dove nominated music producer, he has sold over one million albums. He has produced such artists as Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart and Russ Taff. As a recording artist, he recorded seven studio albums with three top 10 singles. He currently lives in Nashville TN. He is married to his wife, Jan, and has two sons, David and Matthew, daughter-in-law, Laura and grandsons, Ryan and Caleb. Resources: Our listeners can learn more about Rick's films, albums and contact Rick by visiting his website: www.rickaltizer.com You can also listen to The Rick Altizer Show wherever you get your podcasts or at the link here: www.rickaltizer.com/radioshow Thank you so much for listening to this episode of the Music for the Soul Podcast! If you haven't already, please leave us a five star rating and review wherever you get this podcast. We are so grateful to bring you this powerful story and many more like it in the future.