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www.BlackChristianMovies.com and Nu-Lite Entertainment are set to launch the "Healing & Unity Tour", beginning August 1st, 2006. The tour is focused on promoting unity and positive imaging for all ethnicities, through the movie "Color of the Cross" which is set for release in October, nationwide. In addition to theatrical release, the "Healing and Unity Tour" will host press screenings in various cities across the country. With tensions rising in the Middle East, producers are hoping that the tour will be seen as a stepping-stone to creating a venue for healing wounds and bridging cultural differences.

"Color of the Cross," an independent, religious biopic, is based on the last 48 hours of the life of Jesus Christ. The film is unique in two distinct ways: The first dramatic film in Hollywood history ever to depict Christ as a black Jew and the first Christian based film to inject race as a possible factor in the Crucifixion of Christ. However the film was not created to incite controversy, but rather to highlight the shared common ancestry between Jews, Arabs and Africans.

Unlike "Passion of the Christ," "Color of the Cross" chose not to focus on the bloody torture of Christ's crucifixion. Instead the film focuses on the human pain and suffering that Christ, the Disciples, and Christ's family endured. "Color of the Cross" reaches across a cultural divide to inspire and challenge its viewers intellectually.

"If this movie creates conversations about race, we have succeeded", says BlackChristianMovies.com President, Gail Gibson. "It clearly challenges us to look at a familiar story from a different perspective. We're not saying that our movie can help stop a war, but now more than ever, we believe that people need to understand that there are many different ways to view almost every situation, and just because something is viewed differently doesn't make it wrong."

BlackChristianMovies.com and Nu-Lite Entertainment are dedicated to creating films that promote positive imaging for all ethnicities, which is directly evidenced by what "Color of the Cross" hopes to accomplish. For more information, visit: http://www.colorofthecross.com/ and http://www.blackchristianmovies.com/ or call 323.468.5385.

Color of the Cross" is a Nu-Lite Entertainment production, and producers are Rev. Cecil "Chip" Murray, Jessie Levostre, Kenneth Halsband, Jean Claude LaMarre, Executive Producers Lila Aviv, Marc Porterfield.