| The Heart of Texas | |
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| Directed by | Mitchell Wright |
| Produced by | Mitchell Wright |
| Release date(s) | November 1, 2008 |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $75,000 |
The Heart of Texas is a 2008 American documentary film. The documentary is made up of individuals from Simonton, Texas, Fulshear, Texas and Wallis, Texas, where most of the film's participants reside. The film features Grover Norwood and Ulice Parker as the primary characters. On November 11, 2008, Plaid Shirt Pictures announced that the film would open in Houston area theaters on November 19, 2008.[1][2]
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| “ | A sculptor does not use a 'manicure set' to reduce the crude, unshapely marble to a thing of beauty. The saw, the hammer and the chisel are cruel tools, but without them the rough stone must remain forever formless and unbeautiful.
To do His supreme work of grace within you, God will take from your heart everything you love most. Everything you trust in will go from you. Piles of ashes will lie where your most precious treasures used to be! |
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— Aiden Wilson Tozer in the opening monologue of The Heart of Texas
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The Heart of Texas is the story of Grover Norwood and Ulice Parker. When tragedy pierces the heart of a small community on the quiet Texas plains, its townspeople witness what can happen when grace and forgiveness triumph over angiush and outrage. Against the traffic of our crowded lives, a story of such forgiveness can seem more of a work of fiction...yet every moment of this story is true.[3]
The Heart of Texas was filmed for 12 nonconsecutive days between April 16, 2003 and November 3, 2007. The 2008 expanded and updated verion of The Heart of Texas was shot in various locations, throughout Austin and Fort Bend Counties in south Texas.
The Heart of Texas has won several awards.
The Heart of Texas was released on DVD in 2008. Included as special features are extended interviews, trailers, and promotional materials.