Documentary Subjects

Dan Reisen 

Dan Reisen is the worship leader at GracePoint church in Valparaiso and he does a lot of his own performances in Valparaiso. He does a lot of cover songs and is a well loved singer in his town. I would want to explore where he started and what motivated him to become a singer, how he discovered he could sing and where the life of a performer has taken him. I would also want to explore his present and what he thinks his future will look like. 

Anthony Lesniak

Anthony Lesniak is a friend of the family and he's been riding motocross for most of his life. He spends most of his time practicing and competing. He's ranked among the top 3 in the state of Michigan. Its been his goal to become a professional and in this documentary, I would like to discuss how he started riding, his experiences with riding and what he's learned from it, and how he plans to reach his goal. For most professional motocross riders, they have an intro documentary clip that plays before they ride at big events and this would be able to serve as that video. 

GracePoint: Those Behind the Scenes

GracePoint is a church that started because they wanted to create a church that the unchurched people would love. Starting with only 24 people 5 years ago, they have now grown to 800 people. Ben Lamb (lead pastor), DJ Murvine (pastor of operations), and Cindy Hall (office administrator and assistant to lead pastor) would be the three main people I would interview for this documentary. I would want to explore how they started and the struggles they faced with starting a new church. I would also want to talk about how they expanded and some of the stories and memories they share as their church grew from 24 to over 800.