“The Bowden Dynasty: A Story of Faith, Family & Football” will debut on Jan. 8 in St. Petersburg but will also be shown that night in 400 theaters nationwide.

The two-hour documentary on Florida State coaching legend Bobby Bowden was long an idea of John Corry, an FSU graduate and filmmaker who assembled a team of directors and producers that have delivered films for ESPN’s “30 for 30” series. They filmed interviews with Bowden, family members and more than 50 former players and coaches.

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In the trailer, Bowden returns to his boyhood home in Birmingham, going back to the bedroom he spent months in while battling rheumatic fever at 13.

“I laid right there. I had to stay there for months,” Bowden said as he walks into his old bedroom. “I prayed to God, ‘If you heal me, I will serve you any way you want. In fact, I’d love to serve you through football.’ ”

Co-director Rob Harvell said the film focuses on the 14-year dynasty of FSU's top-5 finishes (1987-2000) but also Bowden’s youth and his faith.

“His childhood is a theme throughout the movie,” Harvell said. “So much was learned from being in bed as a kid and the struggles he went through. So much of that shaped his life that we really made it a focus of the film.”

Corry has provided to Noles247 an exclusive first look at the movie trailer (above). And Noles247 readers can pre-purchase tickets now before the public sale by clicking here:

http://www.fathomevents.com/redeem/the-bowden-dynasty/Pre-Sales

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