Zeke Piestrup On His New Film, “Satan’s Guide to the Bible!”

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Whether you are a believer or not, you should watch the full film. Don't let the title or cartoonish nature stop you from watching ... and thinking.

By John W. Loftus at 1/10/2024

[This is a guest post by Zeke Piestrup about his new film. Don’t let the cartoonish background fool you as it quotes from Bible scholars, especially Hector Avalos and Bart Ehrman.]

Praise John Loftus for allowing me to grab the wheel of DC, in hopes of steering y’all straight to my new flick: Satan’s Guide to the Bible! Satan is the substitute Sunday school teacher. Today’s lesson? All the Bible secrets the children’s pastor learned at Christian seminary, but won’t share. He’d get fired. Below is a trailer and the full movie!

Trailer:

Full film:

The film will not be monetized. It will remain paywall and commercial free, so as to be accessible as possible. I eschewed the normal film festival to distributor route (ala my last film APOCALYPSE LATER: HAROLD CAMPING VS THE END) because Christian fascism is a continuing, rising threat to our democracy. Mike Johnson (the House speaker), Greg Abott (the governor of Texas), NAR, Dominionism, Neo-Charismatic Evangelicals… These are adults(!) playing Dungeons and (Revelation) Dragons. As January 6th showed, they’re not thinkers, they’re violencers.

I collaborated on this film with Dreamworks animation director Tim Johnson. He directed ANTZ, HOME, and OVER THE HEDGE. All the animation designs were done by Tim. He even voiced the smooth-talking Satan. Our goal was for the animation quality to be on par with the first season of South Park. I think we met that goal.

For a long time, DC was home to my favorite biblical scholar, the late Dr. Hector Avalos. Praise His name! The first credit at the end of the film is a dedication to Dr. Avalos’ memory. At Dr. Avalos’ service, I stole John’s line about Dr. A being “probably the greatest biblical scholar of our generation.” Thanks, John, and apologies for not citing you.

We are a no-budget operation, dependent upon good people sharing the good news of Satan’s Guide to the Bible! The film is a one-stop shop for the “standard stuff” taught in Christian seminaries. And it’s a rebuttal to pastors, politicians, and Alice Cooper telling us all to read our Bibles.

I hope you all dig the film, while getting a heavy dose of Dr. Avalos. We love and miss you, Dr. A!