About Parable
How Parable started
With a borrowed camera in 2011. Here’s the rest, how we work and who leads us.
Our story
It started with a borrowed camera
In 2011, Sam, a youth pastor, borrowed a camera from a student’s dad and made a five-minute version of the Prodigal Son in a parking garage. His students shared it everywhere. The next year he made The Good Samaritan, with better lighting.
Today about thirty people work with writers, actors and crews around the world. Every film is free to watch, because these stories were never ours to sell.
What guides us
How we work
01
The text comes first
Scholars and pastors check every script against the passage.
02
Jesus at the centre
Every film ends where the parable points: to him.
03
Free to everyone
No paywalls, no licence fees, no ads.
04
Local voices
Actors and crews from the culture of each version.
05
Made for groups
Short enough to watch and still talk for an hour.
06
Open books
Patrons see where every dollar goes.
86%
of every dollar goes straight to programs
Financial integrity
Where your gift goes
Audited every year. Our scholars’ notes for each film are published with it.
Read our annual reportLeadership
The studio
Filmmakers, Bible scholars and translators. Sam started Parable and still reads every script.
Sam
Founder & Director
Mara
Head of Story
Felix
Cinematography
Abby
Biblical Research
Kofi
Translation
Lena
Animation
Noah
Distribution
Ivy
Patron Care
Help make the next film
Patrons pay for every film we make.