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

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)

Trailer

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