Unaware of danger that the two young friends are about to encounter, Nicholas (Michael Dentico) and Theophanes (Alexander Foos) engage in a spirited game of hide and seek deep in the forest.

It is in troubled times that our art should reflect the goodness in the world. With the lack of inspiring family entertainment that Hollywood offers today, there is no better time to tell the story of Nicholas of Myra - one that does not undo the myth we all grew up on, but instead, reinforces the hope and kindness it kindled in all of us as children. The story leaves no doubt that Santa Claus is for real, and that he is as much a sacred part of Holiday tradition as he is secular. He is for people of all ages, and really, not just those who celebrate Christmas. The origins of many of our age-old traditions are woven together like never before in this dramatic and layered tale that, until now, has been lost to the lore that replaced it for nearly two hundred years.

After years of extensive development, Nicholas of Myra Writer and Director, Gerald Hartke, has taken ambitious steps to finally realize the never-before-told story for movie audiences to enjoy. Although the screenplay had drawn interest from mainstream entertainment studios, it was not until the project caught the attention of a group of Western New York investors that the production began to accelerate. Along with Executive Producers Thomas J. Mallare, Michael D. Jordan and Beth Jordan, Hartke upstarted Nicholas of Myra, LLC in 2005 to begin raising production capital and has since assembled a talented team of actors and filmmakers, as well as state-of-the-art digital cinema technology, needed to bring the epic motion picture to the big-screen.

Fueled completely by independent financing, the production is now headquarted in a 4,000 square foot studio / soundstage in suburban Western New York and has already garnered a national, as well as international, following. With the cast and crew prepared to face the enormous challenge, the goal now is to complete what might be considered the most ambitious independent film ever attempted, while showcasing the beauty and talent of Western New York in an unprecedented fashion.

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After proclaiming to have had a vision in the sky above a battlefield, Constantine The Great (Robert Vincent Jones) leads a heroic crusade to end the Christian persecution, but will soon learn from a fateful encounter with Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra, that not every hero swings a sword.