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Dylan Winter and the Starling Murmurations

I’ve been making films professionally since 1974. On the whole, the entire experience has been fulfilling, challenging and a ton of fun (except for three days in Cairo, 18 years ago, when our equipment was confiscated by Egyptian airport customs).

One of the many things I’ve enjoyed about filmmaking is its unpredictability. Whenever you start a new production (no matter how much you prepare) you never know exactly what you’ll encounter.

THE TOUCH OF HIS HAND

In 1998, Jerry Harned, Tim Eaton and I had an opportunity to work with a man who had experienced a “no-doubt-about-it” miracle. The kind of incident that gives you chills just to hear about it (more on that in a minute).

We were producing a documentary on the power of prayer. During pre-production, I was looking for stories of men and women who had been touched by God in response to

The Exodus Explored

More than 17 years ago, I organized a road trip that turned out to be the most complex, challenging and exhilarating experience of my career as a filmmaker. We traveled to the Middle East in search of evidence for one of the most significant and controversial events in history: Israel’s exodus from Egypt.

For three weeks, we filmed in northern Egypt (the Biblical “Land of Goshen”), the Sinai Peninsula and the waters of the