A film genre is currently taking over Hollywood. It’s known as faith based-films.

At its forefront is 33-year-old DeVon Franklin, who is vice president of production for Columbia Pictures (a division of Sony).

With more than a decade of experience in the film industry, Franklin has helped create films with religious undercurrents, such as The Pursuit of Happyness and most recently, Jumping the Broom — one of his greatest successes. “Jumping the Broom was a great experience,” he said. “It was bigger than a movie it was a movement.

In recent years, there have been fewer films in the African-American market and fewer writers, and this film turned that.”

According to Franklin, the faith-based film genre came from his wanting to create movies that would inspire audiences: “I have always wanted to create movies that really allow people to see themselves on screen. Movies that give people a sense of hope and purpose.”