'Is Genesis History?' Explores Important Questions About Our Origins on the Big Screen for One Night

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Tackling some of the most difficult questions facing Christians today, Dr. Del Tackett meets with renowned scientists, historians and Bible scholars to discuss the book of Genesis in "Is Genesis History?" This insightful, one-night event will be in U.S. movie theaters on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. local time, from Fathom Events and Compass Cinema. Following the feature will be a moderated on-screen discussion with Dr. Tackett and a panel of distinguished scientists and theologians about the impact of Genesis on Christians and science today.

Tickets for "Is Genesis History?" can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in more than 500 movie theaters through Fathom's Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

"Millions of people have sincere questions about the origins of the earth and humanity," said Tackett. "And there are contrasting views of our history, one of which is in the book of Genesis. The question is, which view is accurate? ‘Is Genesis History?' makes a positive case that the Bible is historically reliable."

In this investigative documentary, Dr. Tackett treks the globe to learn from experts in various fields and asks some of the long-standing questions surrounding the book of Genesis: Was the universe created in six literal days? Did humans evolve? Were Adam and Eve real? Was there a global flood? What happened to the dinosaurs? Was there a tower of Babel? This first-of-its-kind documentary seeks to shine light on the origin of humankind and its history, with new insights on how the world we live in came to be.

"This documentary will provide insight on questions that people of all backgrounds and faiths ask themselves on a regular basis and should spark some thoughtful conversation among audience members," said Fathom Events CEO John Rubey. "We constantly try to provide a variety of content and dialogue for our audiences and this event is a great example of that."

"This film started from a conversation with my 10-year-old daughter about science, history and the Bible," said producer/director Thomas Purifoy, Jr. "She wanted to know how the things in the world are explained by what she reads in the Bible. Her questions led me down a lot of different paths where I heard and saw some amazing things. I tried to put as many of them as I could into the documentary."

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About Fathom Events

Fathom Events is recognized as the leading domestic distributor of event cinema, and ranks as one of the largest overall distributors of content to movie theaters. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. AMC, Cinemark Holdings, Inc. CNK and Regal Entertainment Group RGC (known collectively as AC JV, LLC), Fathom Events offers a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events that include live, high-definition performances of the Metropolitan Opera, dance and theatre productions such as the Bolshoi Ballet and National Theatre Live's Hamlet, sporting events like FS1 Presents USA v Mexico, concerts with Roger Waters and One Direction, the TCM Presents classic film series and faith-based events such as The Drop Box and Four Blood Moons. Fathom Events takes audiences behind the scenes and offers unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events' live digital broadcast network ("DBN") is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded events to 887 locations and 1,354 screens in 181 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.

About Compass Cinema

Compass Cinema is a Nashville-based film and video production company that creates documentaries, narrative films and educational products. Its goal is to make learning about God's world a fun and engaging experience for everyone. www.compasscinema.com

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