Jesus Camp (2006)
- Directed by
- Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 384 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows children and staff at a Christian summer camp where young attendees are trained in evangelical activism and prophecy. It shows their daily activities, prayers, and political beliefs without added commentary.
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What happens
Jesus Camp is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing about a charismatic Christian summer camp, where children spend their summers being taught that they have "prophetic gifts" and can "take back America for Christ". According to the distributor, it "doesn't come with any prepackaged point of view" and attempts to be "an honest and impartial depiction of one faction of the evangelical Christian community". Jesus Camp premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, and was sold by A&E Indie Films to Magnolia Pictures. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 79th Academy Awards. The negative reaction the camp received due to the film led to its eventual closure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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