What Are Christians?

A documentary by Standing Sun Productions

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About the Project

What are Christians? What is the perception of Christians by those outside the faith, and does it line up with the expectations set for believers in the Bible? These are the questions we want to answer with this documentary project.

This documentary, produced by Zack Lawrence (In His Steps, Indy Christian Review) sets out to evaluate modern American Christianity by asking three simple questions:

  1. What are Christians?
  2. What’s the best interaction you’ve had with a Christian?
  3. What’s the worst interaction you’ve had with a Christian?

By contrasting the answers of non-Christians and Christians, and comparing it all with the standards written in the Bible, we hope to hold up a mirror to the American Church and discover if that reflection is what it should be.

How to Submit your Interview

Good, bad, or indifferent, we want to hear your stories!

Submission Guidelines

You must be 18 years of age or older to submit a video for this production. Videos by minors will be deleted and will not be considered for inclusion in the project.

Videos must:

Set up your shot similar to this illustration
  • Only include first-hand accounts personally experienced by you.
  • Be well-lit so that your face is clearly visible.
  • Have clear, understandable audio with minimal background noise or hiss.
  • Be filmed from a stable surface such as a tripod, stack of books, or computer
  • If filmed on a cell phone, turned horizontally
  • Be in English, or have English subtitles.

Format your responses to the questions as follows:

  • Speak directly to the camera.
  • Start by saying your name and where you are from.
  • Restate the question into your answer, i.e. “The worst interaction I had with a Christian was…”
  • Pause 3-5 seconds between your answers.

Videos must NOT contain:

  • Names or personal information of any individual spoken about.
  • Materials that violates, or infringes on, another’s rights, including, but not limited to privacy, publicity, and intellectual property.
  • Copyrighted material (such as music tracks, clips of copyrighted programs).
  • Material that is hateful, defamatory, slanderous, or libelous.
  • Material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group of individuals or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
  • Material that is unlawful, in violation of, or contrary to the laws or regulations of the United States and/or where the video is created.

Questions or Concerns

We can be reached via email here for any questions or concerns regarding this project.

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