The critically acclaimed creator of “The Chosen” TV series visited Berry College on Oct. 15 to chat with students and discuss his rise from crowdfunding to global fame. Dallas Jenkins spoke about his experience in Hollywood and overcoming failure to roughly 700 students, faculty, staff, and guests at Berry’s Cage Athletic Center. He is an American film and television director, writer, and producer. On Prime Video, his series, “The Chosen,” reached the no. 1 position in the U.S. following the Season 5 debut and has remained in the platform’s top 10 rankings through 2025. The show has been watched by an estimated 280 million people worldwide. “The world is going to bring you with pleas for a plan, set a goal – be yourself. You do you, just do it.” Jenkins said at the lecture and limited pre-screening of episode 1, season 6 of the series. “Whether you’re a believer or not. You can only focus on what you’ve been called to do. Only focus on the two fish and five loaves.” Jenkins also spoke with filmmaking students in the Communication Department before his lecture. “Students were excited to hear first-hand about Mr. Jenkins’ career – how he broke into the industry and moved from film directing to creating and producing such a highly successful streaming series,” said Associate Professor of Communication Curt Hersey. “One of the best pieces of advice he gave them was to use this time in college to experiment and collaborate with each other, producing their own content.” Student…
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