The release of the Young DAVID series will precede the release of DAVID. Young DAVID is a 5-episode series exploring David's youth shortly before Samuel anoints him as the next King of Israel.   Our initial five Young DAVID episodes are titled Warrior, Shepherd, Poet, Worshiper, and King, each exploring a facet of David's character as revealed in the biblical text. Young DAVID will be released exclusively by Minno Kids and Angel Studios between November 2023 and March 2024. Minno is a co-producer on Young DAVID. Young DAVID is also a key strategic element of the release strategy for the DAVID movie, creating awareness and marketing for the feature film. The DAVID Movie Inspiration David is one of the most inspiring characters in human history. Warrior, poet, shepherd, and king, David’s life is one of incredible color and energy. It’s the ultimate underdog story. It's about much more than a shepherd boy who took on a giant. It’s a story that can inspire a generation to live more courageously and love more generously. Not only is David's life one of the most compelling stories of human history, but it's also a story that points to God in a way that challenges the image many have of an austere, unapproachable, and distant deity. DAVID Synopsis. David is the youngest of eight sons and right at the bottom of his own family’s pecking order when he discovers a destiny far greater than he had ever dreamed. From caring for his father’s sheep in remote fields, he suddenly finds himself in the king’s palace on a collision course with two hostile armies, a giant enemy warrior, and his own King, Saul. One of history’s most loved and best-known stories is coming to the big screen as a major animated feature film to ignite a new courageous generation of giant-slayers. Our Giant Large Studios have historically dominated the cinema industry, and it’s very difficult for small studios to have successful releases in the theatrical space. However, we are right in the middle of one of the greatest disruptions the world has seen in terms of how films are distributed and consumed, and we feel there is an opportunity to achieve unprecedented distribution for an independent film, by firstly creating a movie of incredible quality, and secondly through a distribution strategy that is innovative and harnesses the incredible power of community.  We believe that DAVID fills a hole in the industry; with drama, adventure, and courage to captivate beyond most faith-based films. Vision We believe DAVID will become the most-viewed animated film of all time - an epic biblical story to delight the faith audience while also drawing a broader mainstream audience. DAVID is the largest audience-funded entertaionment project EVER, which is an excellent example of Angel Studios’ approach in allowing the audience to support exactly what they what to see! We have set the goal of making DAVID the most-viewed theatrically released animated film of all time.* This is not an ego-driven goal, but rather a stretch of vision, knowing that God is “able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.” (Ephesions 3.20) Goal. Our goal is for this biblical story of DAVID to become the most watched animated feature film of all time, inspiring and delighting a global audience for generations to come. Purpose. Our purpose is to reach the largest possible audience with a movie that excels in quality and entertainment value, and remains authentic to the Bible’s account of how one man’s relationship with God liberated a nation and changed the course of history.” Why Animation? We want DAVID’s message to reach every culture and every generation and to be watched and re-watched for decades to come. Animation has a unique power to communicate across age, cultural and language barriers like no other medium, and is possibly the most evergreen and best-performing of all film genres. Distribution of DAVID DAVID will be distributed globally by Angel Studios - the distributors of the successful series “The Chosen”, “His Only Son” and most recently the highly successful “Sound of Freedom”.    Sound of Freedom was Angel’s second foray into cinema distribution after the success of His Only Son and has grossed over $180 million at the Box Office in the US alone. Angel have proven their ability to galvanize the support of the faith audience and see faith content break into the mainstream, due to their innovative distribution approach.   Our goal is to release DAVID on over 4,000 screens in the US alone and to achieve a major release in every significant market. Our intention is for DAVID to meet the need of Christian people worldwide who know and love the story of David. Outside of this faith community, we believe that David's story has the drama, adventure, and courage to draw and delight a mainstream audience far beyond the reach of most faith films. Our unique approach to a successful cinema release includes four key pillars:   Building a Community. A significant portion of DAVID's production budget has been raised via crowdfunding, and our community of fans, friends, and followers is large and growing constantly. We will continue growing this community until our planned release date in the Summer of 2025. Engaging the Faith Community. Our initial "crowd" behind David will be just a tiny subset of nearly 2.5 billion Christians worldwide, representing a massive global audience of families who already know and love the story of David. While we are making David for a diverse, international audience, we recognize that the Faith community is very likely where our "snowball" will start. Making a movie that authentically honors the biblical text is our passion and priority, and we believe that the Faith community will be delighted by David's quality, entertainment, and spiritual depth. Release of the Young DAVID series. This will precede the release of DAVID, and it will also be a tool in building awareness ahead of the release of DAVID. The Young DAVID episodes will be critical assets in driving pre-sales of DAVID movie tickets. Young DAVID will be released exclusively by Minno Kids and Angel Studios and is expected to occur between November 2023 and March 2024. Global Theatrical Release Strategy. Angel Studios has developed a highly innovative and effective approach to marketing a theatrical release that will be refined and adapted for DAVID. Part of Angel Studios' success with Sound of Freedom was their groundbreaking approach to pre-selling tickets and allowing fans to "Pay-it-Forward" (pre-purchase tickets for fans who could not normally afford a movie outing). With this experience, we plan to start marketing pre-sales of movie tickets for DAVID as early as August of 2024. Our goal is to leverage an extended period of time and these strategies to build awareness that major studios typically spend over a hundred million dollars to achieve. The Commercial Potential of DAVID Animated movies can draw an entire family audience, have strong re-watchability and the potential for multiple ancillary revenue streams - from music to toys, books, apparel and many more merchandise categories. This breadth of appeal and diversity of revenue streams have made animated movies one of the most commercially successful of all film genres. Our current commercial plans include: i.Theatrical Box Office   The Company’s vision for DAVID is to become the most-viewed animated film of all time – an epic biblical story to delight the faith audience while drawing a broader mainstream audience. While the cinema industry faces increasing competition from various forms of home entertainment, six of the top ten box-office earners of all time have been released since 2018, and 2023 saw two of the top twenty box-office grosses of all time. Our goal is to make DAVID the must-see family movie event of 2025.    ii.Licensing and Merchandise (L&M)   Retail products, publishing, gaming, and other licensing constitute a significant revenue stream for successful animated properties. As a reference, Toy Story and Cars have each generated an estimated $10 billion in gross revenue from L&M to date, and Frozen generated approximately $5 billion in L&M gross in 2014.   We believe DAVID has vast and unique merchandise potential, and from the release of the Young David series in November 2023, through the cinema release of DAVID, we look forward to developing and licensing a wide and excellent range of consumer products.   iii.Home Entertainment   A successful theatrical release generally creates a strong appetite and competition for subsequent home entertainment rights, and extends the reach and commercial life cycle of a film. iv.Future Properties and Revenue Streams   The founders of Slingshot Productions have committed a percentage of net revenue to the development of future faith content, David Torch Fund: 9% of DAVID and Young DAVID net revenue, capped at $6.5 million, and investors in the DAVID project will continue to participate as shareholders in any other content produced by Slingshot in the future.     v.Other Commercial Opportunities Under Exploration   A successful release of DAVID and the Young DAVID series will open new avenues of opportunity. Opportunities under exploration include, but are not limited to, a DAVID Immersive Experience, Musical Theater production, music publishing, curriculum development and more. Two possible opportunities already under exploration are a DAVID Immersive Experience and a DAVID Musical Theater production.