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BENT PYRAMID PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCE MAJOR SPONSORSHIP WITH JOEL OSTEEN, DVD DEAL WITH TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK AND MAJOR MOTION PICTURE RELEASES FOR 2009

Lord, Save Us From Your Followers, documentary theatrical film to release nationwide, September 25, 2009

(Los Angeles, Calif.) May 14, 2009 – Syracuse-based Bent Pyramid Productions announced several groundbreaking relationships with worldrenown religious figures and broadcasting networks. Bent Pyramid Productions recently partnered with Joel Osteen and TBN,
as Official Sponsors of the historical broadcast of the Night of Hope from Yankee Stadium on Saturday, April 25. Broadcast around the globe from New York City, the event was the first “non-game” event to be held in the new Yankee Stadium. Osteen’s Historic Night of Hope special event/prayer service featured messages of hope and encouragement from Pastors Joel and Victoria Osteen, along with special guests Israel Houghton, Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff, Steve Crawford, Da’adra Crawford Greathouse and the Lakewood Church choir. The new 51,000-seat stadium will was packed with attendees crowding in to hear Pastor Osteen, who draws 40,000 in his own home church in Houston, Texas church every week.

Through an ongoing relationship with Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), Jesus: The Lost Years DVD has been featured as a TBN Praise-A-Thon gift. Bent Pyramid Productions’ exclusive Christian bookstore & TBN release features the documentary film, Jesus: The Lost Years along with an accompanying bonus DVD that includes breathtaking scenery and behind the scenes footage set to inspirational hymns. The documentary film based on the book Jesus in Egypt by New York Times bestselling author Paul Perry, seeks the answers to and unveils fascinating insights into “the greatest story never told.” Jesus: The Lost Years combines adventure, spirituality and a modern-day pilgrimage into the ancient and intriguing land of Egypt.

Shot in HD and filmed deep in the recesses of ancient church catacombs, the teeming back streets of Cairo, in shrines thronged by worshipers and desert wastes, Perry turns up shards of the past and recounts recent stories passed down through countless generations, to reveal a very different side of Jesus. “This fascinating video DVD will shed some light on those so called “lost years” of our Jesus, and will make for a great Bible study,” says co-founder, chairman and president of TBN, Paul Crouch. TBN is the world’s largest religious network and America’s most watched faith channel, offering 24 hours of commercial-free inspirational programming that appeals to people in a wide variety of Protestant, Catholic and Messianic Jewish denominations. In addition to the TBN spotlight, there are also current plans underway for the upcoming release of a beautifully created coffee table book for Jesus: The Lost Years to release later this year.

Bent Pyramid Productions recently entered a distribution agreement with the highly anticipated film Lord, Save Us From Your Followers by Dan Merchant. Opening in theaters nationwide September 25, 2009, Lord, Save Us From Your Followers is the energetic, accessible documentary that explores the collision of faith and culture in America. In the tradition of “entertaining documentaries” like Super Size Me, Bowling For Columbine and What the Bleep Do We Know?, Lord, Save Us From Your Followers employs the language of pop culture to create a provocative, funny and redemptive viewing experience that will leaves audiences thinking and talking for hours.

The film’s Feature Documentary Director Dan Merchant and Executive Producers Jeff Martin, Norman A. Miles, and Tim Abare, highlight exclusive interviews with comedian/Senatorial candidate Al Franken, former Senator and Religious Right inside man Rick Santorum, noted “liberal evangelical” Tony Campolo, conservative radio host Michael Reagan and racial reconciliation activist Dr. John Perkins. Lord, Save Us From Your Followers also features interviews with Bono, Pastor Rick Warren (Purpose Driven Life), James Dobson, Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, as no stone is left unturned in this engaging, unpredictable and challenging look at the conflict over religion in America and explores the questions, “Why is the Gospel of love dividing America?”

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