Alternatively, find out whats trending across all of reddit on rpopular. Brians favorite documentary, perhaps the only documentary he owns on dvd, is frederick wisemans 1968 high school. In his hands, the sound of the wind over a gravestone becomes something like a hook. It is developed by holly who has a great passion and love for documentaries. Marjoe gortnerhow false prophet works ministry videos some christians look at you sideways if you dare say that there are huckster evangelists out there working religion for a buck. Especially as he came out as an atheist and revealed he only preached gods word for the cashand i dont mean johnny cash.
Offering a documentary film crew unrestricted access to him during his final revival tour, marjoe admits that he was a conartist and reveals the tactics. Careers blog about amazon press center investor relations amazon devices amazon tours. Marjoe 197210 minutes of excerpts from a mostly forgotten, but amazing documentary about a former child evangelist who allowed filmmakers to follow him on his last tour to expose the fraudulent nature of the revivalist movements. Dec 31, 2015 marjoe is a 1972 american documentary film produced and directed by howard smith and sarah kernochan about the life of evangelist marjoe gortner. The movie of marjoe won the 1972 academy award for best documentary, and although the film was not based on gaines biography, the attention brought by the academy award helped promote the book marjoe into a religion bestseller and establish gaines career as a writer. Strap on your space bikini, because star crash is definitely the greatest movie ever. It won the oscar for best documentary in 1972 it is one hour and 28 minutes long. Celebrating an oscar win sarah, thoth, and lynn it makes perfect sense that marjoe has been paired in this dvd set with thoth, sarah kernochans oscarwinning 2001 documentary short 40 minutes profile of s.
Marjoe fake evangelist exposes self, religion as business. The new documentary, premiering march 16 at sxsw, follows producer nick koenigs search for sound. Snagfilms provides the worlds most compelling documentaries. Louis clairvoyants as we go in research of psychic detectives. Born in sunny long beach, california, marjoe gortner found early fame as a child evangelist, ordained at the age of four and travelling the revival circuit across america, where his pentecostal preachings helped bring him to. The life and times of bruce gerencser page 280 of 312 one. Reviewing marjoe 1972, 2006 religion in american history. From the time he was four, until he was fourteen when his youth was no longer extraordinary enough to draw crowds, his parents used his novelty evangelist act to make mon. Or, they admit theres probably a bad apple or two but no one dares think it could be their favorite evangelist. He and his parents toured the country, raking in offerings from eager crowds. Reddit has thousands of vibrant communities with people that share your interests. The summer diy documentary filmmaking class i taught at the count basie theatre was a great success.
It won the 1972 academy award for best documentary feature. He became a celebrity during the 1970s when he starred in marjoe 1972, a behindthescenes documentary about the lucrative business of pentecostal preaching. A quick thanks to shane gower for his helpful blog post from 2015 about this episode. This is the true story about the life of the child evangelist, marjoe gortner whose conartist parents forced him to preach and then collected a fortune off of him.
Marjoe is a 1972 american documentary film produced and directed by howard smith and sarah kernochan about the life of evangelist marjoe gortner. Thoth, a street performer whose persona, like marjoe gortners, is. The conceit of the documentary is that marjoe is a fraud by his own admission. Marjoe gortnerhow false prophet works ministry videos. Wildly popular in the american south, he could fill huge tent revival. Marjoe was a celebrity,like huggy bear, after a documentary following his revived evangelist career. Raised to be a child preacher on the revivaltent circuit. Marjoe is the story of an abused child preacher who grows up to become an evangelical con man, living a double life as a dopesmoking, girlchasing. Marjoe was such a horrible actor, but the documentary on his coming. Ive posted about many of his documentary shorts here at the documentary blog so be sure to make use of the search bar if youre not already familiar. Marjoe gortner, today known primarily for his acting roles in bmovies, was at one time a boy faith healer and evangelist. Offering a documentary film crew unrestricted access to him during his final revival tour, marjoe admits that he was a.
Jan 17, 2009 the 1972 oscar winner for best documentary, marjoe watch above, download here, or buy the dvd tells the story of marjoe gortner, a successful revival preacher who admitted he was an atheist, and held revival meetings for the money and. He first gained public attention during the late 1940s when his parents arranged for him to be ordained as a preacher at age four, due to his extraordinary speaking ability. Marjoe s parents taught him how to preach at a very early age. Some will watch this and think marjoe is an enemy of christ. Apr 23, 2010 whats the truth about organized christianity. Thoth, a street performer whose persona, like marjoe gortners, is entirely fictional yet genuinely compelling. Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you. Marjoe gives us some tips and tricks for and shows the pile of money he made in just one night. This won the 1972 academy award for best documentary film. Part documentary, part expose, this film follows onetime child evangelist marjoe gortner on the church tent revivalist circuit, commenting on the showmanship.
Star crash is an italian star wars knockoff that is amazingly bad on every technical level. She recounts this interesting story in her own blog. Best documentary, features this classic academy award winner is a remarkable behindthescenes expose of marjoe gortner, an evangelist child prodigy who grew up to expose himself as a fraud. Read hank and jilanns sundance film festival blog, written as they went through the rollercoaster experience of premiering a film at this worldrenown documentary film competition for the first time. Marjoe gortner was a precocious child preacher with extraordinary. Artists sketch of telly savalas and marjoe gortner, appearing in the cbs thursday night movies the marcusnelson murdersphoto measures 8 x 10. You can search for any documentary film using a set of different categories and a smart search bar. Part documentary, part expose, this film follows onetime child evangelist marjoe gortner on the church tent revivalist circuit, commenting on the showmanship of evangelism and the religion business, prior to the start of televangelism. Marjoe on youtube the full 1972 oscar winning documentary. According to our visitors these are the most valuable works in our vast library of nonfiction films.
Marjoe was a precocious child preacher with extraordinary talents, who was immensely popular in the american south. Trained as a child to be an evangelist, without even being a born again christian he used church goers to gain money and fame and only stopped when bothered by his conscience. It won the 1972 academy award for best documentary feature story. Peter bradshaw gives a nod to a documentary portrait of the wartimelike life of migrants to lampedusa published. Marjoe, the atheist revival preacher common sense atheism. A wind at my back propelled me toward another flamboyant subject, this time a.
Blaine gaddis chris duffy dan paulk darin nei dustin hunter. The 1972 oscar winner for best documentary, marjoe watch above, download here, or buy the dvd tells the story of marjoe gortner. The academy award winning documentary marjoe, about the childevangelist turned freethinker, which was lost for over 30 years has been rereleased on dvd. Marjoe gortner born 1944, his first name a portmanteau of mary and joseph was a famous child preacher.
As i studied documentary film throughout the semester, i found myself continually referring back to a conference talk by elder marlin l. The best free documentary websites educational technology. Recently he started up a kickstarter campaign for his feature film debut titled oxyana, and it turns out it was a success. Were hard at work on season 2 and hope you enjoy it. Mar 22, 2020 on episode 3 of sup doc host george chen visits with musician brian miller, the head honcho of deathbomb arc. The sold out course for teens ended with a class film screening where all the students invited friends and family for an evening of short films by eight first time filmmakers. Jan 22, 2011 marjoe, the fraud evangelist from the 70s. Marjoe is a 1972 american documentary film produced and directed by howard smith and.
Marjoe gortner became a bible belt star when he was ordained as a minister in 1949 at age 4. Marjoe gortner,the worlds youngest preacher, began harming brains and ears at the ripe old age of 4 he first gained public attention during the late 1940s when his parents arranged for him at age four to be ordained as a preacher, due to his extraordinary speaking ability. Editor larry silk, ace discusses how the documentary marjoe. Download mp3 rightclick, save as well, i dont know about you but for me and jeb, season 1 of in research of flew by. Jun 30, 2019 marjoe gortner,the worlds youngest preacher, began harming brains and ears at the ripe old age of 4 he first gained public attention during the late 1940s when his parents arranged for him at age four to be ordained as a preacher, due to his extraordinary speaking ability. Documentary was the first and original form of film, and its presence is still strong in media today. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Trained as a child to be an evangelist, without even being a born again christian he used church goers to gain. The 1972 oscar winner for best documentary, marjoe watch above, download here, or buy the dvd tells the story of marjoe gortner, a successful revival preacher who admitted he was an atheist, and held revival meetings for the money and. Hugh marjoe ross gortner born january 14, 1944 is a former evangelist preacher and actor. Thirty years after marjoe, i made another documentary. Tim ferrisss 4hour workweek and lifestyle design blog.
From when marjoe was barely able to talk to a then newly married and leaving the religious circuit for acting. This documentary is now noted as one of the most vehement criticisms of pentecostal praxis. Marjoe, billed as an expose docudrama, not only fulfills that description perfectly, but is also a parody of tent revivalism. Helpful resources below is a compilation of resources book recommendations, websites, groups, etc. The marjoe documentary which traces his familys steps in outdoor evangelizing in california, las vegas and the surrounding areas from the 1950s through the early 1970s. Part documentary, part expose, this film follows onetime child evangelist marjoe gortner on. This clip is from the 1972 documentary marjoe winner of the academy award for. Jul 31, 2011 snagfilms provides the worlds most compelling documentaries. Not for the naive faithful, the film challenges assumptions and the doctrines of faith healing and redemption. The marjoe documentary which traces his familys steps in outdoor evangelizing in. Check the show notes for the attached pdf of our fashion forensics work. On episode 3 of sup doc host george chen visits with musician brian miller, the head honcho of deathbomb arc. Marjoe fake evangelist exposes self, religion as business now on dvd.
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