The filmmaker: ‘I offer my talents to God, and he uses them’

The Church is made up of Christians from a myriad of different professions, and yet their ordinary tales of God at work rarely get told. In this series, we bring you stories of faith on the frontline 

My name is Abhinav Varun Revis. I’m a filmmaker who tells stories, especially of persecuted people around the world. 

I grew up in India and wanted to communicate the gospel to others. I thought I would go to college, study theology and start a church, but a cousin of mine was making films and asked if I could help him out. I was blown away when I saw the final cut of the film we had made, and I realised that this was something I wanted to do. If you tell stories through film, the sky’s the limit in terms of those you can reach. The Bible is full of stories. If Jesus was here today, I think he might be a film producer.