IN THE SPIRIT OF DEAD POETS SOCIETY, FIVE COLLEGE FRESHMEN GOING THROUGH A SEMINARY PROGRAM DURING THE TURBULENT 1960S ARE INSPIRED BY ONE OF THEIR TEACHERS TO BROADEN THEIR EXPERIENCES AND IMPACT A WIDER WORLD.
WRITTEN BY
NICHOLAS DIBELLA & PAUL ROOT
BASED ON THE BOOK
THE STUDENTBAKER CORPORATION BY
JAMES CALLAN
Based on true events, KNOCKINʼ ON HEAVENʼS DOOR is a powerful, in-your-face account of rebellious young boys becoming men who risk it all to make a difference. Inspired by one of their teachers, five young seminarians embark on an idealistic mission to impact a ghetto community riddled with prostitution and drugs. In defiance of seminary rules and numerous municipal ordinances, they are guided by what they believe in their hearts to be the moral imperative. Caught between the crossfire of an institution that isnʼt ready to expand its spiritual boundaries and dangerous elements on the streets, they struggle to lead purposeful lives against a historical backdrop marked by Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Kennedy, and the Vietnam War. Itʼs a gritty, witty, heartwarming story of bold faith that dares to tear down walls to reach the world beyond the church.