U.S. Premiere of

“Praying for Armageddon”

Hamptons International Film Festival

Sunday, October 8, 2023

CHILLING NEW DOCUMENTARY

FEATURES MIKEY WEINSTEIN AND

MRFF ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER 

COL. (RET) LAWRENCE WILKERSON

"Praying for Armageddon ... reveals the power and influence of U.S. fundamentalist Evangelicals as they aim to fulfill the prophecy of a Holy War that will trigger the Second Coming of Christ."

— Variety, 9/14/23

"Praying for Armageddon is a political thriller that investigates the dangerous consequences of the fusion between Evangelical Christianity and American politics. Through years of reporting, this film not only reveals how structures of fundamentalism weaken the very fabric of American democracy, but also highlights the devastating impact religion wields on U.S. foreign policy."

— UpNorth Film

HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

U.S. Premiere

“PRAYING FOR ARMAGEDDON”

Featuring Mikey Weinstein and

MRFF Advisory Board Member Col. (Ret) Lawrence Wilkerson

Regal UA East Hampton Cinema

30 Main Street, East Hampton, NY

Sunday, October 8, 2023

2:15 PM EDT

From Hamptons International Film Festival:

"PRAYING FOR ARMAGEDDON is a chilling political docu-thriller that reveals the power and influence of U.S. fundamentalist Evangelicals as they aim to fulfill the prophecy of a Holy War that will trigger the Second Coming of Christ. Award-winning director Tonje Hessen Schei (iHUMAN, DRONE) gains unprecedented access to Evangelical preachers, politicians, and the self-proclaimed 'warriors of God' who are fueling the volatile situation in Israel and Palestine. From grassroots rallying to megachurch empires to the dark backrooms of Washington, D.C., this alarming film uncovers the insidious movement behind escalating spirals of violence in the Middle East, with the ultimate aim to destroy our civilization."

Ticket package selection begins September 19-21.

Members presale begins September 23 at noon.

Individual tickets go on sale September 25 at noon.

MRFF'S MIKEY WEINSTEIN FEATURED IN DOCUMENTARY PROMO EXCERPT

"Reporter Lee Fang talks to Mikey Weinstein, MRFF about the significance of the 7 Mountains Mandate and the New Apostolic Reformation, 'Their job is to transform the military, and the militaries of the world, into this version of weaponized Christianity. Jerry Boykin, a former 3-star general, made it clear that when Jesus comes back, he'll be carrying an AR-15.'" — UpNorth Film

(Recorded prior to premiere announcement date)

MRFF Matters – 5/10/23 – Mikey Weinstein Trumpets Chilling Documentary "Praying for Armageddon"

VARIETY REVIEWS

PRAYING FOR ARMAGEDDON

‘Praying For Armageddon’ Review:

A Chilling Look At The Pastors, Politicians and

Power Brokers Agitating for Apocalypse, Now

By: Jessica Kiang

Saturday, March 25, 2023

(MRFF summary of review)



Variety’s review of ‘Praying For Armageddon’ describes the documentary, which features Mikey Weinstein and MRFF Advisory Board Member Larry Wilkerson, as “unnerving,” “persuasive and increasingly alarming,”

calling the film’s “core thesis” that American Christian fundamentalists are “actively working to bring about the end of the world as we know it” “abundantly, horribly clear.” The review ends by calling the film a “compelling, sobering” revelation that “the hitherto unimagined scale of a type of political insanity that would entrust the future to people who don’t want there to be a future at all.”