Sundance Channel Greenlights ‘One Punk, Under God’.
September 12th, 2008 -- Posted in I read | No Comments »Sundance Channel has given the green-light to ‘One Punk, Under God,’ an eccentric six-part observational documentary Series on the alternate Christian reverend Jay Bakker. Produced by World of Wonder, the Series takes a behind-the-scenes Appearance at the effervescence of Bakker as he faces the Professional, zealous and pecuniary struggles of operation his Revolution church in Atlanta, Georgia. The disclosure was made Today by Laura Michalchyshyn, Executive Vice President, Programming & Marketing, Sundance Channel. The Series will debut on Sundance Channel in December 2006. Jay Bakker, the only son of last Praise The Lord leaders, Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Messner, a tattooed and pierced preacher, is not ineluctably the symbol of an American evangelist.
His resolutely maverick carriage and yawning variation for possibility lifestyle choices up well-known churchgoing leaders and come to keeping his Church afloat challenging. But by fusing together tough and Christian values to contrive a non-denominational and general parish, he is Working to show the time just how hip and welcoming Today’s churches can be. ‘In the hands of World of Wonder, this Series on Jay Bakker and his church – with a nave on his substitute access to the ministry and open questioning of what it means to be Christian — will give rise to for provocative programming that will preoccupy and entertain the current Sundance Channel audience while potentially bringing in unique viewers,’ commented Michalchyshyn. World of Wonder principals Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey said ’since we inception met Jay eight years ago while filming The Eyes of Tammy Faye we have wanted to fetch a veil about him.
