Halestorm Entertainment
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Halestorm Entertainment is a film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...

 production
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...

 and distribution company based in Orem, Utah
Orem, Utah
Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the north-central part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about south of Salt Lake City. Orem is one of the principal cities of the Provo-Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Utah and...

. It was founded in January 2001 by Kurt Hale
Kurt Hale
Kurt Hale is an American movie director. He was the director of The Singles Ward, The RM, The Singles 2nd Ward and Church Ball.Hale was one of the founders of Halestorm Entertainment along with David Hunter....

 and Dave Hunter. Halestorm films are largely created by, for, and about Latter-day Saints, and usually contain a high amount of clichés and stereotypes about Mormon behavior and culture.

Feature films

  • The Singles Ward
    The Singles Ward
    The Singles Ward is a 2002 LDS cinema comedy film directed by Kurt Hale and written by Kurt Hale and John E. Moyer based on his own life as a stand up comedian and single member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

    (2002)
  • The R.M.
    The R.M.
    The R.M. is a 2003 comedy film about the experiences of an LDS returned missionary. "RM" is an LDS initialism for "returned missionary." It was written by Kurt Hale and John E. Moyer and directed by Kurt Hale.-Overview:...

    (2003)
  • It's Latter-day Night! (2003)
  • The Best Two Years
    The Best Two Years
    The Best Two Years is a 2003 dramedy film written and directed by Scott S. Anderson. It is based on the stage play The Best Two Years of My Life, also by Anderson. It portrays the experience of four LDS missionaries living in an apartment in the Holland region of the Netherlands. The stage play...

    (2003)
  • The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The Journey
    The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The Journey
    The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey is a movie version of the first two books in the Book of Mormon. Gary Rogers directed the movie from a screenplay written by himself and Craig Clyde...

    (2003)

  • The Home Teachers
    The Home Teachers
    The Home Teachers is a 2004 comedy film written by John Moyer and directed by Kurt Hale. The Home Teachers is a comedy distributed by Halestorm Entertainment and intended for LDS audiences, or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....

    (2004)
  • Sons of Provo
    Sons of Provo
    Sons of Provo is a 2004 film written by Peter Brown and Will Swenson, and directed by Will Swenson. It is a mockumentary that portrays the experience of an LDS boy-band named Everclean from formation to resounding success.-Story:...

    (2004)
  • Baptists At Our Barbecue (2004)
  • Suits on the Loose (2005)

  • Mobsters and Mormons
    Mobsters and Mormons
    Mobsters and Mormons is a 2005 comedy film. It was written, directed, and produced by John Moyer who also plays a role in the film. It is also produced by Kurt Hale and Dave Hunter of Halestorm Entertainment...

    (2005)
  • Church Ball
    Church Ball
    Church Ball is a 2006 comedy film about a basketball team from an LDS church ward.This family-film and comedy was filmed in and around Provo, Utah and is distributed by Halestorm Entertainment.-Plot synopsis:...

    (2006)
  • The Singles 2nd Ward
    The Singles 2nd Ward
    The Singles 2nd Ward is a comedy film, directed by Kurt Hale. Like The Singles Ward, and other films which followed it, The Singles 2nd Wards target audience is members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and citizens of Utah...

    (2007)
  • A Christmas Wish (2010)


Divisions

  • HaleYeah! Records: The music division at HaleStorm
  • Stone Five Studios: A sister company of HaleStorm. Stone Five's purpose is to produce family-friendly films not in the LDS genre.
  • HaleStone Distribution: Distributor of films and DVDs of other, smaller studios

Production studio

In May 2005, HaleStorm broke ground on a full-service production and post-production facility in Provo, Utah
Provo, Utah
Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...

. The studio will be the only commercially available studio soundstages in the state since the Osmond Studios
Osmond Studios
Osmond Studios was the television production studio built in Orem, Utah by The Osmonds in 1977. It housed the Osmond's production company, Osmond Productions. The studio was where many of the Donny & Marie television series and The Osmond Family Show, were produced.The studio was located at 1420...

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