Faith-Based ‘Woman at Jacob’s Well’ Taps Oklahoma Film Rebate

The Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO) and producer Jason Behrman of Highway 9 announce the start of production on faith-based animated feature The Woman at Jacob’s Well. The project commenced production in December and is the first animated film to utilize the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program.

“OF+MO has been an absolutely invaluable resource in the process of setting up our independent animated feature in Oklahoma,” said Behrman. “The office has helped me put all the necessary elements in place to make producing a 3D animated feature film in Tulsa possible. The Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program is an incredible blessing, as it is making it possible to make a better film and helping keep nearly every dollar of this project inside the Oklahoma state lines.”

The Woman at Jacob’s Well is the story of a broken but profoundly strong woman as she encounters an epic moment in history. Rejected by her community but determined to find her own way, this woman at Jacob’s well encounters Jesus Christ in a scene that many of the time would call scandalous. The aftermath of their exchange transforms the woman and her village, redirecting their futures forever.

Heading the project with Behrman are Mark Steele and Kevin Anderson, with production taking place at Tulsa animation studio Steelehouse. Behrman and Steelehouse have been collaborating for nearly a decade, and The Woman at Jacob’s Well will be the facility’s first animated feature.

Behrman and his wife Mellany are both Oklahomans who built film careers in Los Angeles between 1996 and 2008 before moving their company back east to raise their children in their home state.

“The Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program continues to attract a diversity of film productions to our state as seen by The Woman at Jacob’s Well, the first animated feature film to utilize the program,” said OF+MO Director Tava Maloy Sofsky. “We’re thrilled that Oklahoma’s visual artists and production companies such as Steelehouse will showcase our state’s talent as a leading competitor in these advanced fields of animated film production.”