Award-winning coming-of-age film ‘Better Together,’ starring Bart Johnson and Gattlin Griffith, debuts during Mental Health Awareness Month, highlighting friendship, healing, and resilience amid rising teen mental health struggles.
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May 7, 2026
LOS ANGELES, May 7, 2026 /Standard Newswire/ — During May’s Mental Health Awareness Month, Reckless Abandonment Pictures, in association with FaithChannel Distribution, releases the coming-of-age film “Better Together” in select theaters nationwide starting May 15, with special early screenings in four theaters on May 10.
Starring Gattlin Griffith (‘The Boys’), Bart Johnson (Disney’s ‘High School Musical’), Ricardo Hurtado (Nickelodeon’s ‘School of Rock’), Giselle Torress ‘Disney’s ‘The Villains of Valley View’), LaRonn Marzett (‘Birdie’), Katie Burgess (‘Jurassic Games’), and Juan Graterol (‘911 Nashville’), the film tells the story of six teens – ignited by a tragic event – who embark on an epic quest to find a legendary landmark hidden in the Oklahoma wilderness. Together, they navigate the journey, solve clues, and grow closer, confronting dangers throughout and darkness within themselves. Click here to view a promotional video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zmqZTXPPsk.
Written by Sean Thiessen and directed by Emmy Award-winner Kyle William Roberts, the film explores themes of identity, friendship, and the internal battles many young people face today.
The film releases as nearly 1 in 3 (31%) U.S. adolescents aged 12 to 17 report a mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral problem, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
“Better Together” has won multiple awards, including Best Family Film at the Cannes Film Festival and Best Feature Film at the Christian Worldview Film Festival.
“It’s a beautiful thing to see teens and families walk out of theaters with a renewed sense of hope – that’s why our team felt called to produce this film!” said director Kyle Roberts. “It’s carefully crafted to encourage much needed conversations around mental health. We are not alone. We are Better Together.”
John Stewart, FaithChannel CEO, added, “We’re honored to partner in bringing this timely film to families nationwide seeking healing from mental health challenges.”
Better Together will open in select theaters nationwide on May 15 via FaithChannel Distribution, with special early screenings in four theaters on May 10. For showtimes and more information, visit https://bettertogethermovie.com/.
For theater bookings, contact Chip Rossetti at FaithChannel: chip@faithchannel.com.
About Reckless Abandonment Pictures
Our mission is to produce quality, moving pictures one frame at a time. From concept to final product, we are a full-service video production company. We specialize in creating radically family friendly content across several mediums of visual storytelling. Some of the clients we’ve produced content for have been DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, Warner Media, Hasbro, Mattel, LEGO and NatGeo Wild. For more information, visit ra-pictures.com.
About FaithChannel
In 2024, FaithChannel began as a faith-first streaming platform, dedicated to entertaining, educational, and uplifting content from around the world. With a mission to provide safe, family friendly movies, films, documentaries, kids’ content, music, Bible studies and more, FaithChannel has grown into a full-service media company, encompassing FaithChannel Productions, FaithChannel Distribution and FaithChannel Marketing Group. For more information, visit https://www.faithchannel.com/.
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