Beyond the Mask is a 2015 American Christian historical action-adventure film directed by Chad Burns that stars Andrew Cheney, John Rhys-Davies, and Kara Killmer.

[5] The film portrays an ex-mercenary (Andrew Cheney) during the American Revolution who wants to redeem himself from a life of murder by becoming a masked vigilante to overthrow the British-ruled colonies.

William attends a masked ball in New York with the intention of revealing documents outlining the role of the East India Company, specifically Charles Kemp.

William discovers the gunpowder and traces the trigger back through the new sewer system to Windmill Island, where Kemp and his men have set up a generator and are also holding Charlotte.

[6] Subsequently, they formed Burns Family Studios and started a Kickstarter campaign in 2011 to fund the costs of production, raising $24,010 against their $20,000 goal.

Profits from other films released alongside it were directed towards community projects, including an 82-acre sports park in Albany and initiatives like missions and a new church, supported by the co-writers team.

[9][10] The film was to be released on DVD on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, in 3,900 Walmart stores across the U.S., but some didn't receive copies until a few days later due to a distribution problem.

[15] The Christian media site, BreatheCast gave the film four stars, saying "The movie's fight choreography and period costuming" are to be commended.

Justin Chang of Variety (magazine) gave the film a largely negative review, calling it a "a mostly stiff, infrequently stirring attempt to furnish a swashbuckling historical yarn for Christian audiences...onscreen memories...makes a pretty odd fit with Will’s spiritual journey."

The story is drawn out for no apparent reason, and the production is television quality.” [17] The Los Angeles Times, stated that the film seemed a "stagy, overstuffed costume drama".

They also called the film "preachy" and complained of a "cut-and-paste script" by Stephen Kendrick and Paul McCusker that manages to drag into the fray Benjamin Franklin, who dutifully proceeds to offer up a medley of his greatest quotes.