WATCH THE TRAILER NOW: GOD WITH US, A MODERN-DAY NATIVITY STORY, OPENS IN SELECT THEATRES NOVEMBER 13, 2026

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Aug 31, 2026, 15:38 ET

Sophomore feature from writer/director Jimmy Jenkins (SINNERS WANTED) reimagines the Nativity as a contemporary inner-city love story

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The official trailer for GOD WITH US is now available.

WHAT:

A young woman in an impossible position. A young man torn between trust and faith. A birth that could change the world. A modern-day parable, GOD WITH US follows inner-city childhood sweethearts Mary Anne Thomas and Joseph "Junie" Love as they embark on a divine mission. A gripping drama with heart, humor and soul that explores the themes of grace, growth, and the power of unconditional love, GOD WITH US stars Aspen Kennedy (THE FORGE) and Ashley Olivia Fisher (AVERAGE JOE). The main cast also includes Rotimi (COMING TO AMERICA), Roger Guenveur Smith (DO THE RIGHT THING), Ashley Rios (CROSS), Gregory Alan Williams (REMEMBER THE TITANS), Clifton Powell (RAY), and Lil Rel Howery (GET OUT). GOD WITH US is the sophomore feature from director Jimmy Jenkins (SINNERS WANTED), who also wrote the film. GOD WITH US opens in select theatres in mid-November 2026.

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WHO:

  • Director/Writer: Jimmy Jenkins
  • Producers: Jimmy Jenkins, David Jacobson, Asante White, Jasmine K. White, Kellon Akeem, Daniel Bowie
  • Executive Producers: Michael Locksley, Tramiel (Twin) Clark, James Crawford, Pep Hamilton, John K. Jenkins, Michelle S. Duffie, Pastor Mike, Jr., Tyler Gould, Trina Jenkins, Joshua Jenkins, Rotimi, and Lil Rel Howery
  • Cast: Ashley Olivia Fisher, Aspen Kennedy, Rotimi, Roger Guenveur Smith, Ashley Rios, Gregory Alan Williams, Clifton Powell, and Lil Rel Howery
  • Distributor: Blue Harbor Entertainment
  • Theatrical Distribution: Variance Films

WHEN:

In theatres November 13, 2026

WHERE:

Select theatres nationwide

VISUALS AVAILABLE:

Key art, full-length and 30-second trailers (vertical and horizontal), and approved talent headshots available upon request.

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ABOUT BLUE HARBOR ENTERTAINMENT:
Blue Harbor Entertainment is a boutique distributor of independent films designed for the business needs of today's filmmakers. Established in 2023 by industry veterans Amanda Sherwin, Mike Messina and Seth Needle, Blue Harbor offers a much-needed alternative in today's challenging U.S. distribution environment with a structure that empowers filmmakers by providing a comprehensive and full-scale distribution and marketing solution covering theatrical releases, home entertainment, transactional and subscription digital streaming platforms, and television. Notable releases include the hit romantic comedy A Nice Indian Boy starring Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff, the award-winning, untold story of Ronald McDonald House founder Dr. Audrey Evans, Audrey's Children, starring Natalie Dormer, Lilly, the powerful story of equal pay activist Lilly Ledbetter starring Patricia Clarkson, and Ricky, which stars Stephan James, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Titus Welliver, and won the directing award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Recent releases include the Australian box office sensation Kangaroo Island, romantic drama An Autumn Summer, starring Lukita Maxwell and Mark McKenna, and adventure/action epic Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead.

www.blueharborentertainment.com

ABOUT VARIANCE FILMS:
Founded in 2008, Variance Films is a leading independent theatrical distributor, partnering directly with filmmakers, producers, streamers, and other distributors for innovative theatrical releases of incredible films from around the world. Recent work includes theatrical distribution services for Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Drive My Car and Gints Zilbalodis' Flow (for Sideshow/Janus Films), Coralie Fargeat's The Substance, Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and Lynne Ramsay's Die My Love (for MUBI), and Roshan Sethi's A Nice Indian Boy (for Blue Harbor Entertainment). In 2022, Variance's re-release of S.S. Rajamouli's Telugu blockbuster masterpiece RRR just ten weeks after its initial release kicked off a wave of international appreciation that, after an awards campaign designed and executed by Variance, culminated in a historic Academy Award win for Best Original Song, India's first Academy Award for a feature film. And in 2023, Variance was selected by AMC Theatres to power the US theatrical release for the first film of their new distribution division: TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR. After a surprise announcement, an incredible $92m debut weekend and a $180m+ domestic gross, AMC tapped Variance again for its follow-up releases, RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ, and 2025's TAYLOR SWIFT | THE OFFICIAL RELEASE PARTY OF A SHOWGIRL.

www.variancefilms.com

PRESS PACKAGE

GOD WITH US
In Theatres November 13, 2026
www.godwithusmovie.com

  • Director: Jimmy Jenkins
  • Writer: Jimmy Jenkins
  • Producers: Jimmy Jenkins, David Jacobson, Asante White, Jasmine K. White, Kellon Akeem, Daniel Bowie
  • Executive Producers: Michael Locksley, Tramiel (Twin) Clark, James Crawford, Pep Hamilton, John K. Jenkins, Michelle S. Duffie, Pastor Mike, Jr., Tyler Gould, Trina Jenkins, Joshua Jenkins, Rotimi, and Lil Rel Howery
  • Cast: Ashley Olivia Fisher, Aspen Kennedy, Rotimi, Roger Guenveur Smith, Ashley Rios, Gregory Alan Williams, Clifton Powell, Lil Rel Howery
  • Distributor: Blue Harbor Entertainment
  • Theatrical Distribution: Variance Films

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