Watch: Actors and audiences discuss The Young Messiah

The Young Messiah had a softer opening than expected last week, but the filmmakers have said they hope it’ll stay afloat between now and Easter — and to that end, they have released a few new promotional videos. Check ’em out below the jump.

First, there is this eight-minute behind-the-scenes video that was apparently shown at private screenings of the film before it came out. It includes soundbites from writer-director Cyrus Nowrasteh, co-writer Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh, producer Chris Columbus, marketing chief Paul Lauer, and actors Adam Greaves-Neal (Jesus), Sara Lazzaro (Mary), Vincent Walsh (Joseph) and Sean Bean (Severus):

I especially like some of the comments Lazzaro makes, re: her chemistry with Walsh, and the possibility of Greaves-Neal watching this film again when he’s an adult.

Next, there are three reaction videos. One focuses on kids and parents:

One focuses on a 17-year-old high-school student:

And this one focuses on parents:

Check out earlier trailers and other videos here:

• The ‘Extended Look’ featurette (September 15, 2015)
• The first trailer (September 18, 2015)
• The Cyrus Nowrasteh interview with Raymond Arroyo (December 18, 2015)
• The ‘Nativity’ clip and the ‘How to Make Your Own Christmas Ornament!’ and ‘Make a Birthday Cake for Jesus!’ videos (December 23, 2015)
• The ‘The Young Messiah Celebrates Ash Wednesday’ featurette (February 10, 2016)
• The ‘The Fight’, ‘Joining the Family’, ‘The Question of a Child’, ‘The Decision’ and ‘The Story’ clips (February 13, 2016)
• The John Debney soundtrack preview (February 22, 2016)
• The ‘Faith Leaders’ TV spot (February 27, 2016)
• The ‘Parenting’ featurette (February 29, 2016)
• Nine TV spots (March 4, 2016)
• The Chris Columbus interviews (March 8, 2016)
• The ‘Kids and Parents React to The Young Messiah’ featurette and the ‘Kids Answer “What Miracle Would You Perform?”’, ‘Kids Answer “What Was Jesus Like as a Child?”’ and ‘Mary Did You Know?’ videos (March 9, 2016)
• The ‘Returning Home’ and ‘Child’s Questions’ clips, and the B-roll footage (March 10, 2016)
• The Cyrus Nowrasteh interviews (March 10, 2016)