Are We There YET
Documentary Short Film
"Terrific. I've read the entire 180 page manifesto of the kid who killed 13 in Buffalo...This Film is the rebuttal to that."
- Head of Production Company, PhilmCo
"Your film is a statement of lament and prophetic justice for such a time as this."
- Department Head, American Baptist Home Mission Societies
LOGLINE:
Calvin Lee and Marisa Prince are Believers of Color - and frustrated Evangelical outsiders - seeking more for the American Christian Church. Are We There YET follows their cross country Road Trip to better understand the Doctrine of Discovery, its connection to contemporary Christian Nationalism, and if it’s possible to chart a new course for the American Christian Church.
Director’s Statement
When the Christians are storming the Capitol, sexually abusing parishioners, and protecting power over people, something’s gotta change.
Calvin & I envision a wide-tent Church - free from its own bondage, and choosing to see beyond itself - moving collectively to eradicate inequity in our world. We pray our content cultivates bold leaders unafraid to speak truth to power, who will lead the American Christian Church to become an intentional champion for freedom and necessary change.
In response to COVID, our Racial Reckoning, the political divide and economic strife, the American Christian Church is either growing and changing, or standing still and slowly dying. Regardless of how we feel, our way forward lies together. So who do we want to be, and where will we go from here? I hope Are We There YET challenges the contemporary Church to begin assessing its American origin story, and the foundational values that impact its value and treatment of all people.
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