On the West Coast, the movement was called the Jesus Revolution. Out East, its members were called Jesus Freaks. Renaissance Women's Productions released a film that tells their story last year in September, but the company announced in a press release a “Virtual Jesus Freaks Reunion” on October 4 that will be broadcasted across the nation with TCT.TV Network.
“I've noticed you were raising your hands during the singing. We don't do that here. I saw you with those Jesus freaks. Are you one of them?” states a line from the movie’s trailer.
Director Nina May told Washington Watch on AFR that it is actually her biography.
“So, it's my mine and Kobe's story of becoming born-again believers on a college campus in the southeast,” states May.
She says the west coast Calvary Chapel movement started in the Hippie community. It was more cerebral and largely on college campuses out east.
“We had the end of the Vietnam War. We had abortion, I mean, that was big on the rise. And of course, drugs were now becoming acceptable – not totally mainstream but not quite as bad as they were. So, we were having things that we had to deal with,” continues May.
But she says the impact was no less real than on the west coast.
“Knowing Jesus and knowing the power of the Holy Spirit to get through some of these hard times was just miraculous. It was wonderful,” says May.
May says that revival among Gen Z that she's seeing right now has a familiar ring to it. She hopes Christian kids use the film as an entrance for sharing the Gospel with their friends.
“We really want young kids to use this – first of all the Gen Z group – to use this as a tool of witnessing for their friends,” states May.
Jesus Freaks is streaming on Tubi and Prime Video.
