All press coverage

Promotional Q&A introducing Heyborne as host of Making Good. The page frames him as warm, comedic, service-oriented, and committed to helping charities and families understand how to do good.

Positive review coverage of The Best Two Years that highlights Kirby Heyborne’s enthusiastic performance as Elder Hezekiah Calhoun and describes the film as amiably amusing. Useful for older mainstream trade-press validation of Heyborne’s early LDS-cinema work.

Constructive-positive review coverage of Sons of Provo that recognizes comedic strengths, amusing moments, and perceptive satire. Included as a lower-priority item tied to Heyborne’s comedy and film work.

Search-visible positive profile and video item in which Heyborne discusses upbringing, career, faith, and family-friendly public identity.

Search-visible review coverage of The Saratov Approach noting that Batty’s effort is admirable and positioning the film within LDS cinema.

Search-visible KSL coverage of Garrett Batty discussing Freetown and filmmaking after the success of The Saratov Approach.

Long-form interview profile with Garrett Batty about Freetown, The Saratov Approach, independent filmmaking, Mormon cinema, audience strategy, and his creative process. The coverage is substantive and strongly career-positive.

TV news interview and article coverage of Freetown. The page states that local filmmaker Garrett Batty found national success with The Saratov Approach and promotes Freetown opening nationwide.

Strong positive profile of Kirby Heyborne’s audiobook career. The article notes that he had narrated more than 300 titles, won Booklist’s 2015 Voice of Choice award, and earned Odyssey Award recognition, positioning him as one of the world’s foremost audiobook narrators.

Podcast and article page introducing Heyborne as both an actor and musician and offering an interview-style profile. The framing is positive and useful for rounding out his faith-media and creative-career presence.

Interview profile coverage of Garrett Batty around Out of Liberty. The article connects Batty’s new film to the success of The Saratov Approach and presents him as an established filmmaker working within meaningful Latter-day Saint historical material.

Positive family-oriented review coverage of Garrett Batty’s Out of Liberty, highlighting the film’s faith-based historical subject matter, storytelling, and value for Latter-day Saint families.

Strongly positive review of Garrett Batty’s Out of Liberty. The reviewer calls the film well written, moving, and definitely worth the audience’s time, and gives it an 8.5/10 score, while also praising Batty’s prior work on The Saratov Approach and Freetown.

In-depth positive interview with Kirby Heyborne about faith, family, acting, and audiobook narration. The piece frames his career through opportunity, resilience, and spiritual perspective.

A long-form interview page with Garrett Batty about why he made Faith of Angels, the angelic and prompting dimension of the real story, research in Ophir, and how the film balances faith and logic.

Show-page coverage describing a lively and engaging conversation with Garrett Batty about Faith of Angels, emotional storytelling, faith-based filmmaking, casting, distribution, and upcoming projects.

Review coverage of Garrett Batty’s The Carpenter that describes the film through recognizable faith and action comparisons and notes positive character development, strong relationships, and spiritual themes.

Positive article and podcast companion coverage tied to the All In interview. It frames Heyborne’s acting, narration, family life, and faith perspective as an uplifting career story.

Positive interview profile describing Heyborne as an actor, narrator, musician, comedian, BYUtv host, Grammy-nominated narrator, and award-winning audiobook performer. The article also emphasizes service and leadership.

A positive review of Faith of Angels that describes Garrett Batty as one of the strongest directors in the faith-based genre. The review frames the film as an inspiring modern miracle story and praises Batty’s focus on humanity, individual journeys, and grounded emotion.

Positive local television/news coverage positioning Faith of Angels as a much-anticipated Utah-based film. The article highlights Garrett Batty as writer/director and includes Kirby Heyborne as part of the film’s public-facing promotion.

Interview-style coverage with Garrett Batty about the true mine-rescue story behind Faith of Angels, the filmmaking process, and the emotional purpose of bringing the story to screen. Kirby Heyborne is also relevant as a cast member in the film.

Positive regional coverage of Faith of Angels emphasizing the miraculous nature of the story and its newsworthiness. Useful as broader public-facing validation beyond film-review sites.

Local community coverage connecting Faith of Angels to the 35-year anniversary of the real rescue story. The framing is positive and positions the film as a meaningful Utah release tied to heroism and local memory.