{"product_id":"true-believer","title":"True Believer","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.collectiveeye.org\/pages\/host-a-screening\" title=\"Community Screenings Form\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 6px; float: start;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0133\/2562\/files\/WebsiteButton_3bb924f4-b7af-47a7-98d9-8c2765d50eb0_480x480.jpg?v=1718641924\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDirected by:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Kristen Cesario Irving\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026 (educational)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear of Production:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Time: \u003c\/strong\u003e90 min\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"ipc-metadata-list-item__list-content-item ipc-metadata-list-item__list-content-item--link\" aria-disabled=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/search\/title\/?title_type=feature\u0026amp;primary_language=en\u0026amp;sort=moviemeter%2Casc\u0026amp;ref_=tt_dt_ln\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle Options:\u003c\/strong\u003e English Closed Captions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects: \u003c\/strong\u003eReproductive Justice, Women's Health, Religious Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e         \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Ud1MLjLGsc?si=7KMtV2qlEETt7Ifn\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"richTextElement\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-iwvzj3hs1 wixui-rich-text\" id=\"comp-iwvzj3hs1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e           \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eBorn in 1981 just as the Religious Right's culture war crashed into visibility, a\u003cbr\u003ethen evangelical filmmaker discovers the true origins of the pro-life movement. While\u003cbr\u003edisbelief initiates her investigation into a veiled history of white supremacy, betrayal\u003cbr\u003eforces a deeply personal examination of her own family and identity, neither of which\u003cbr\u003ecan be disentangled from the other. As Roe is overturned and abortion bans become\u003cbr\u003eroutine, TRUE BELIEVER is a call for reckoning for every American, but especially\u003cbr\u003ethose within the religious subculture that threatens our very Democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Selection at the 2025 Cleveland International Film Festival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTestimonials from prominent figures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBRIAN MCLAREN is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian who is 2005\u003cbr\u003ewas voted one of Time Magazine’s 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America\u003cbr\u003e“It is not often that a true believer ... a devoted insider in a powerful religious or political\u003cbr\u003egroup ... has the courage to leave a high-control group and tell their story. That's what\u003cbr\u003ewe have in Kristen Cesario Irving’s new film by that name: an insider account,\u003cbr\u003esupported by a wide array of experts and informants that brings us along on her journey\u003cbr\u003eof discovery and departure from white, right-wing Evangelicalism. Her story is as\u003cbr\u003erelevant as tomorrow's news and the next election. True Believer will speak to multiple\u003cbr\u003egenerations of people who have been born into this dysfunctional marriage between\u003cbr\u003ewhite Evangelicalism and authoritarian politics. As someone who made the break and\u003cbr\u003ehas been speaking out on this subject for decades, I have confidence that this film could\u003cbr\u003ebreak through and show people a way out, especially younger Evangelicals who gag\u003cbr\u003ewhen their parents and pastors ask them to swallow con artists like Donald Trump.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLyn Davis Lear is a film producer, celebrated environmentalist, and political activist.\u003cbr\u003e“TRUE BELIEVER presents a rare insight into the generations of American foot soldiers\u003cbr\u003ewho have been trained as a Christian army that currently threatens our fraying\u003cbr\u003edemocracy. Filmmaker Kristen Irving reveals the insidious history and agenda of the\u003cbr\u003eChristian right while simultaneously spotlighting the personal betrayal of inheriting,\u003cbr\u003eloving, and eventually losing one's politicized faith. TRUE BELIEVER is one of the most\u003cbr\u003eimportant films of our time. It is not only a tool for healing and reckoning within the white\u003cbr\u003eevangelical community, but it is also the answer to, 'How we got here, and what's at\u003cbr\u003estake,' for those outside of it. As a former church girl and lifelong political activist, I know\u003cbr\u003ethat this film will be a catalyst to change and restoration.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"780\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Filmmaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKristen is a director, producer, and impact producer whose projects have participated at Tribeca, Sundance and TIFF. As the former Director of Social Action and Advocacy at Participant Media, she created social engagement campaigns for documentary and narrative films ranging from CONTAGION to A PLACE AT THE TABLE. She also Impact Produced for Oscar-nominated filmmakers Lee Hirsch (BULLY) and Lucy Walker (THE CRASH REEL). Kristen produced the award-winning short documentary LIFE AFTER MANSON, which premiered at Tribeca and had an excerpt released on the NY Times Op-Docs series. Kristen and TRUE BELIEVER have participated in the 2017 Investigative Reporting Workshop at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, the 2019 Camden \/ TFI Retreat Sponsored by CNN, and she is a 2019 Film Independent Documentary Lab Fellow. Previously, Kristen worked at the CAA (Creative Artists Agency) Foundation, and has held various roles in nonprofit organizations including group home, Hollygrove, XPRIZE Foundation, and the L.A. 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