Fathom Entertainment Brings Off School Property Documentary to Theatres Nationwide October 23
Published by on Jul 24, 2025 11:00 AM
Fathom Entertainment Brings Off School Property Documentary to Theatres Nationwide October 23
Powerful New Film Details Community-Driven Movement to Bring the Bible Back into the Public School Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COLUMBUS, OH and DENVER, Colo. – July 24, 2025 – Why does it seem that wherever the government is, God can’t be? Why is it that hurting kids can’t turn to the healing power of the Bible during the school day? LifeWise Academy, a nonprofit providing Bible education to public school students during school hours, in partnership with Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide, addresses these questions in its debut film, Off School Property: Solving the Separation of Church and State. The feature documentary, directed by Nate Lundquist, will be released nationwide on Thursday, October 23, 2025.
For much of American history, the Bible was a foundational text in public education, used for teaching both reading and moral lessons. Off School Property explores the removal of the Bible from public schools in the 1960s, the lasting impact that has had on society, and the growing movement to bring Bible education back to the public school day.
“Every day, families are reclaiming the opportunity to incorporate faith into their child’s school day,” said Joel Penton, founder and CEO of LifeWise Academy. “The desire to give kids something that’s often missing from their education—wisdom, a moral foundation and character building—is gaining tremendous momentum. That’s why states throughout the country are responding to the community-driven movement to incorporate Bible education during school hours by making released time religious instruction available to every child.”
Off School Property Features:
- George Barna, Cultural Researcher, Founder of the Barna Group
- Alisa Childers, Christian Apologist and Author
- Vishal Mangalwadi – Indian Philosopher and Author
- Kelly Shackelford, Constitutional Scholar, CEO of First Liberty Institute
- John Stonestreet, National Speaker and President of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview
Tickets for Off School Property will be available on September 12, 2025 at Fathom Entertainment and participating theatre box offices (theatre locations are subject to change).
About LifeWise Academy
LifeWise Academy is a nonprofit organization that provides Bible education to public school students during school hours under released time religious instruction laws. Hundreds of communities have launched local LifeWise programs through a 10-step process that begins with collecting community signatures at lifewise.org.
About Fathom Entertainment
Fathom Entertainment is the leading global specialty distributor of live and pre-recorded content to theatres. For more than 20 years, Fathom has pioneered theatrical distribution of events and special engagements, including performing arts, movies, episodic content, and other special event programming across various genres and formats. Fathom offers content creators a worldwide cinema distribution network by operation in 45 countries and boasts a live digital broadcast network of more than 1,100 locations. Fathom is owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L). For more information, FathomEntertainment.com.
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Contacts:
LifeWise Academy
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Eric Becker
Fathom Entertainment
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