Jesus Camp
A growing number of Evangelical Christians believe there is a revival underway whereby young Christians must take up the leadership of the religious right. This film reveals a new phenomenon: an active movement to train young kids to become dedicated Christian soldiers in ’God’s army.’ The film follows Levi, Rachael and Tory to the Kids on Fire summer camp in Devils Lake, North Dakota, where kids as young as six years-old are drilled in the importance of political activism and radical views. The film is a first-ever look into an intense training ground that recruits born-again Christian children to become an active part of America’s political future.
About the Filmmakers
Heidi Ewing
As the co-owner of the New York-based production company, Loki Films, Heidi has taken on a wide range of subjects that includes the inner workings of Scientology, ritualistic body piercing in Sri Lanka and the labyrinth that is the criminal justice system in the Bronx. Previously, she delved in the dramatic world of Cuban politics with “Dissident,” a film about the struggle of Havana-based Nobel Peace Prize nominee Oswaldo Paya – a film that was made clandestinely and has been shown around the world. She recently co-directed “The Boys of Baraka,” the critically-acclaimed documentary feature that is currently playing in cities across the United States.
Rachel Grady
The co-director of “The Boys of Baraka,” Rachel is a private investigator turned filmmaker. She has produced and directed numerous non-fiction films for The Discovery Channel, A&E and Britain’s Channel 4. She has directed several films that focus on mental illness including “Mad Justice,” a verite documentary that looks at the troubling fate of mentally ill parolees and “Ward 2 West,” shot on location at the Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Hospital on New York’s famed Ward’s Island. She also acted as Series Producer for “TX” an eight part series for VH1 filmed entirely in a drug rehab. She is the co-founder of Loki Films.