Jesus Camp | |
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Directed by | Heidi Ewing Rachel Grady |
Produced by | Heidi Ewing Rachel Grady |
Starring | Becky Fischer Mike Papantonio |
Cinematography | Mira Chang Jenna Rosher |
Edited by | Enat Sidi |
Music by | Force Theory |
Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures A&E Indie Films |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1 million |
Jesus Camp is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing[1] 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".[2] 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".[3]
Jesus Camp premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, and was sold by A&E Indie Films to Magnolia Pictures. Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 79th Academy Awards,[4] the film brought controversy to the camp which led to its eventual closure.[5]