Alan Maki

Alan wrote, produced and starred in two feature-length Christian movies: "Sidewalk Singer," released worldwide in January of 2014 by Vision Video, and "Mr. What," distributed by Bridgestone Multimedia Group in February, 2015. Both films were awarded Five Doves by The Dove Foundation. "Sidewalk Singer" won Best Original Screenplay and Best Soundtrack at the Churches Making Movies Christian Film Festival in New Jersey in October of 2013. "Mr. What" won Best Original Screenplay at the same festival in 2014, and the movie was the Finalist for Best Feature Drama at the International Family Film Festival in Hollywood in November, 2014. Also, Alan has written two Christian novels for B&H Publishing. He was given the Jefferson Award for outstanding public service, sponsored by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and he was inducted into his high school's Distinguished Graduate Hall of Fame in 2001. He has run three marathons, rode a bicycle across America, and broke the Guinness World Record for Balancing on One Foot to raise money for charity. Alan has served three churches as a pastor and has been married for 37 years with three children and two grandchildren.