Gospel Films Showcase 103

UNRATED • 58m • 2024 • Faith

Enjoy a trio of holiday shorts, "Child of Bethlehem" (1941) tells the story of Jesus's birth, depicting the events from the census of Augustus to the arrival of the wise men. In "Christmas is Magic" (1953), a war veteran is taken in by a war widow and her son on Christmas Eve. A heartwarming miracle ensues. We conclude with "Star of Bethlehem" (1956), in which the story of the Nativity is beautifully narrated from the Gospels using the silhouette animation style of Lotte Reninger.