OneHope (formerly Book of Hope International) was founded in 1987 by former missionary and Life Publishers president Bob Hoskins.[5] In 2004, Rob Hoskins was appointed president of OneHope.
In 2007, OneHope launched a 44-country research initiative to learn more about children and youth's unique needs, experiences and social traditions around the world.[6][7] In 2020, OneHope released another research study entitled Global Youth Culture - analyzing the trends and behaviors of 13-19 year olds in 20 different countries. OneHope's research on church planting in French-speaking Africa was also featured in EMQ in 2021.[8]
Running Deer was the fourth partnership between ToyGun Films and OneHope. The film focuses on a high school cross country star growing up in a Native American community, who faces a barrage of personal struggles the day before the most important race of his life. It won the Grand Jury Award at dead CENTER Film Festival in 2013.[9] In 2012, Half Good Killer was created in partnership with oy Gun films and filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. Half Good Killer follows a jaded child soldier fighting for an African rebel force.[10] In 2011, the short film Paper Flower,[11] created by Toy Gun Films and OneHope for use in Japan, addressed a casual form of prostitution, compensated dating.[12][13] En Tus Manos[14] was another short film developed by Toy Gun Films and OneHope with the objective of fighting gang violence in Latin American countries.[15]
