All i can imagine

The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.

Brickell : What is the name of your band again? Bart : It is "Mercy Me". Because when I told my Memaw that we were starting a band, she was like "Mercy me, get a real job! Bart : And the guys were like "Did she really say that? So we called it. Sign In.

Play trailer Biography Drama Family. Directors Andrew Erwin Jon Erwin. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer I Can Only Imagine. Teaser Trailer. Clip Photos Top cast Edit. Michael Finley Bart as Bart. Madeline Carroll Shannon as Shannon. Dennis Quaid Arthur as Arthur. Trace Adkins Brickell as Brickell. Cloris Leachman Memaw as Memaw. Jason Burkey Mike as Mike. Mark Furze Nathan as Nathan. Randy McDowell Jim as Jim. Cole Marcus Robbie as Robbie. Alexander Dominguez Kent as Kent.

Cacia Rusty as Rusty. Tanya Clarke Adele as Adele. Jake B. Miller Michael W. Smith as Michael W. Priscilla C. Shirer Mrs. Fincher as Mrs. Gianna Simone Dr. Avondale as Dr.

Andrew Erwin Jon Erwin. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. One day his mother drops him off at a Christian camp where he meets Shannon. Upon his return from camp, Bart finds his mother has left and movers are removing her belongings. He angrily confronts his father, who denies that his abusiveness was the reason she left. I'm asking the same question many people have wondered, whether you go to church or not, like, 'OK, God, if this turns out to be real, if we die and we get to heaven , how am I going to respond?

In the early s, "the market was starting to get a little more segmented within itself, with different subgroups of Christian music and Christian bands," Alfonso says. What it was saying and the way it was produced included the maximum amount of fans in that message," with a soulful, everyman quality to Millard's vocals that appealed to a mainstream audience.

Nearly two decades later, the faith-based film seems to be inspiring similar passion: Its trailer has notched 47 million views on Facebook, where the comments section is flooded with thousands of personal stories from those who have struggled with loss, depression and terminal illness. Adds Jon: "It was one of those rare anomalies, and we need hope like we need oxygen. It's just one of those things that's necessary to have a fulfilling life.

I believe we can give it to them in an even stronger way with the movie. Facebook Twitter Email. Show Caption. Hide Caption. MercyMe's lead singer Bart Millard says he wrote their hit song "I Can Only Imagine" in 10 minutes, but the back story took a lifetime.