The Countdown to Armageddon has begun. As biblical prophecy fuels political power, American Evangelicals threaten U.S. democracy and push for the Apocalypse in the Middle East. With close-quarters journalism, this feature documentary takes a deep dive into power and policy, and investigates the dangerous consequences of a fusion between Evangelical Christianity and American politics.
Praying For Armageddon
- Tonje Hessen Schei
- Norway
- 2023
- 80 mins
- Sat Jan 27
- 8:00 PM
- Showplace
- Arabic, English
- Captioned in English
About the Filmmaker
- Filmmaker: Tonje Hessen Schei
- Producer: Torstein Parelius, Christian Aune Falch, Indgrid Aune Falch
Tonje Hessen Schei is an award-winning documentary director who has worked with independent documentary since 1996. Her films mostly take on international issues that questions systems of power that shape our world.
With political thrillers Tonje has investigated the CIAs drone war, the artificial intelligence revolution, and the consequences of the influence of Evangelical fundamentalists in the US.
Tonje is the director of PRAYING FOR ARMAGEDDON, a political thriller on the fundamentalist U.S. Evangelical’s power and influence as they work to speed up the end times and fulfill the Armageddon prophecy. The film is to be released early 2023.