Do you see anyone you know, or any places you recognize, in the trailer for the upcoming film “The Jesus Revolution?”

If you reside in the Mobile area, it’s quite possible you do. The movie was co-written and co-directed by Jon Erwin, a filmmaker with roots in Birmingham. Though most of the story is set in California, most of the project was filmed in the Mobile area, using local extras. Filming wrapped earlier this year, and it’s due to hit the screen in 2023.

“The Jesus Revolution” retells the story of how a movement was born when free spirit Greg Laurie connected with hippie street preacher Lonnie Frisbee and older, more conventional pastor Chuck Smith in Costa Mesa, Calif., in 1968. Their acceptance of each other opened a pathway for the energy of the ‘60s youth movement to flow into mainstream Christianity; many elements of contemporary Christian worship and culture grew out of that fusion.

Speaking to AL.com, Erwin said that keeping most of the production in Alabama enabled filmmakers to work “must more cost-effectively.” When you choose your locations carefully, he said, “Mobile actually makes for a really good California.”

The trailer doesn’t reveal a release date or strategy, saying only that “The Jesus Revolution” is coming soon. However the film’s official website says it’ll be “only in theaters” in February; the Internet Movie Database and other film-industry sources say Feb. 24 is the expected date.