George Birt

In the vein of the Academy-Award nominee Jesus Camp, this disturbing film goes inside the surreal and shocking world of the controversial cult leader Reverend Fred Phelps and his hate group. With the recitation of three provocative words--"God hates fags"--Reverend Fred Phelps ignited a firestorm of controversy in sleepy Topeka, Kansas, a maelstrom that has continued with his aggressively polarizing rhetoric on such heated issues as homosexuality and the war in Iraq. The penetrating and thought-provoking documentary Fall From Grace follows Phelps' transformation from an award-winning civil rights attorney to an incendiary preacher whose extreme interpretations of Bible scriptures have reached millions around the globe. Rev. Phelps issued his first sermon 50 years ago at Westboro Baptist Church, where his congregation was--and still is--largely comprised of his own family. Since then, the group has staged over 22,000 picket demonstrations at locations ranging from college campuses to funerals for American soldiers, enraging many with slogans such as "Thank God for 9/11" and "You're going to hell." Replete with shocking interviews and rare Phelps footage, Fall From Grace paints a powerful portrait of hatred in America, one that forces viewers to reexamine the quintessentially American right of free speech.

What if the devil was to ask for his old job as back being heaven's number one angel, what if he was to ask for forgiveness, and while doing so telling his side of the story (because there is always two sides to every story) there is a side that we all know and then there is a side that has been lost through time, and hasn't been quite clarified till now, would he be... could he ever be forgiven It leaves us with the ultimate dilemma; Could he the ultimate evil ever be forgiven even if he says 'I'm sorry' while he tells us about his great fall from the heavens, his 'Fall From Grace'