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Best Documentaries of 2024 — Variety
The scariest and most penetrating political documentary of the year, though the media mostly ignored it. It captures how Donald Trump, in the time he has spent setting himself up to be an authoritarian leader, fashioned himself into a president who could mesh perfectly with the goals of Christian nationalism, a movement built around the dream of transforming America into a theocracy.
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The Best Movies of 2024 — Variety
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Screen Grabs: Our favorite movies of 2024
As is so often the case, there were far too many good-or-better documentaries to choose from, so I included just those that really stuck with me. All titles following are US productions, unless otherwise noted. You can click on each to see our prior coverage.
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Film Diary: Bad Faith
“It’s scarier than any horror film. It’s scarier than any other contemporary political documentary. And it’s scary because it’s all happening, which is why you need to see it. Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones’s epochal exposé is about how the forces of Christian nationalism have become far more powerful than most people realize in their crusade to transform America into a theocracy.”
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Best Films by Farr
WHY WE LOVE IT
Director Ujlaki’s smart, clear-eyed examination of Christian nationalism connects all the dots, explaining how a coalition of white, xenophobic citizens resolved to use their Christian faith to justify their restrictive, far-right agenda, and then over time, penetrate their ideology into our political and legislative power structure. Beyond their success, the scariest part is that their values are antithetical to what our founding fathers actually intended, and could threaten our fragile democracy.
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Award Season is here & BAD FAITH made Feinberg Forecasts for Best Documentary Feature in The Hollywood Reporter!
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“A once-secretive ideology is overtly threatening democracy. Racist, reactionary and not really religious, Christian nationalism fueled the rise of Donald Trump.”
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Variety has named Bad Faith one of the 10 Best Movies of the year.
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“Project 2025: The Latest Plot Against America”
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‘Demolishing democracy’: how much danger does Christian nationalism pose?
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“It’s Called Heresy”: A Chilling New Film on Christian Nationalism
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A Sobering Wake Up Call Tracing the Threat to American Pluralism
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'Bad Faith' sounds the alarm on the past and future of Christian Nationalism
JIM MCDERMOTT in Religion News Service, May 30, 2024
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A New Documentary Goes Behind the Scenes of Christian Nationalism
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Coalition hosts film screening of ‘Bad Faith’ in response to the rising influence of Christian nationalism in U.S. government
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CRITICS PICK “Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s War on Democracy” Review: A Scary Look at the Potential Soldiers of a Second Coming Trump Reign
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Bad Faith is a must-watch for all who care about the US Church
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“Things Have Gotten Very Bad”: An Interview With “Bad Faith” Director Stephen Ujlaki
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Christian Nationalism’s Quest to Sow Distrust in American Democracy
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“The paradox of tolerance: do we suppress authoritarians’ speech before they suppress us?”
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“Strengthening the Church-State Wall to Protect Democracy”
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"At Yale, Christian pastors sign a declaration opposing religious nationalism”
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Strengthening the Church-State Wall to Protect Democracy
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State Hosts 2024 Summit for Religious Freedom
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'In bed together': How Christian nationalists and big donors are 'demolishing democracy'
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Yale Divinity School “Inaugural public theology conference urges religious leaders to preach on moral issues”
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“BAD FAITH” screened at the Yale Public Theology and Public Policy Conference
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“By the Way | My Career as an Influencer”
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“The Dangers of ‘Bad Faith’ in American politics.” Interview with filmmaker Stephen Ujlaki.
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“Can America's "sleeping giant" shake up the election? Let's hope so.” This year is the perfect time for the Poor People's Campaign"