'Til Kingdom Come (film)

April 2025 yes Til Kingdom Come poster.jpg Movie poster for 'Til Kingdom Come, showing Christians in church praying to a gold Jewish star superimposed over a wooden cross Maya Zinshtein Mark Monroe Maya Zinshtein John Battsek Abraham Troen Abraham Troen Elan Golod Miriam Cutler Ventureland Passion Pictures Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation 2020 Israel 2021 02 26 United States 76 minutes United Kingdom Israel Norway Hebrew Arabic English 'Til Kingdom Come is a 2020 documentary film directed by Maya Zinshtein. The film explores the alliance between Christian Zionists in the United States and Jewish Israeli settlers in the West Bank. It received generally positive reviews. Synopsis 'Til Kingdom Come focuses on International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) director Yael Eckstein, a Jewish Israeli, along with William Bingham III and Boyd Bingham IV, father and son pastors in Kentucky. It documents large donations made to the IFCJ by the Binghams' church despite the poverty of many of their congregants,Keough Peter February 18, 2021 An unlikely alliance between evangelicals and Israelis in "'Til Kingdom Come" - The Boston Globe https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/18/arts/an-unlikely-alliance-between-evangelicals-israelis-til-kingdom-come/ 2022-04-24 Boston Globe en-US 2022-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20220424040226/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/18/arts/an-unlikely-alliance-between-evangelicals-israelis-til-kingdom-come/ live using this phenomenon as a case study for Christian Zionism, a belief within dispensationalist versions of Evangelicalism that the gathering of Jews in Israel will bring about the RaptureGirish Devika 2021-02-25 "'Til Kingdom Come" Review: An Unusual Religious Bond en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/movies/til-kingdom-come-review.html 2022-04-24 0362-4331 2022-04-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20220416193055/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/movies/til-kingdom-come-review.html live or the Second Coming for Christians while sending Jews to Hell.Halbfinger David M. Interview with Maya Zinshtein 2021-02-26 American Evangelicals, Israeli Settlers and a Skeptical Filmmaker en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/movies/american-evangelicals-israeli-settlers-documentary.html 2022-04-24 0362-4331 2022-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20220424031242/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/movies/american-evangelicals-israeli-settlers-documentary.html live In the film, Zinshtein argues that this "unholy alliance" between evangelicals in the United States and Jewish settlers in the West Bank provides political and material support for the establishment of Israeli settlements, leading right-wing Israelis to ignore the religious beliefs that underlie Christian Zionism. Production alt=Shoulders-up image of Maya Zinshtein wearing a blazer over a floral print dress. She has red hair and is holding a microphone.|thumb|Director Maya Zinshtein at Other Israel Film Festival in 2016 'Til Kingdom Come was directed by Jewish Israeli filmmaker Maya Zinshtein and written by Mark Monroe.Scheck Frank 2021-02-25 "'Til Kingdom Come": Film Review https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/til-kingdom-come-film-review-4138706/ 2022-04-24 The Hollywood Reporter en-US 2022-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220113141939/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/til-kingdom-come-film-review-4138706/ live Production began in 2017; shooting for the film lasted 100 days. Producers included Zinshtein, John Battsek, and Abraham Troen, who was also director of photography; the executive producer of the film was Maxyne Franklin. The film was edited by Elan Golod and music was composed by Miriam Cutler. Production companies included Ventureland, Passion Pictures, and the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. The North American distributor for the film is Abramorama; in Israel it is distributed by MetFilm.Lang Brent 2021-01-14 Abramorama Buys 'Til Kingdom Come,' Documentary About Evangelical Support for Israel https://variety.com/2021/film/news/abramorama-til-kingdom-come-documentary-1234885393/ 2022-04-24 Variety en-US 2022-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20220424040227/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/abramorama-til-kingdom-come-documentary-1234885393/ live The documentary film has a runtime of 76 minutes. Release 'Til Kingdom Come was released in Israel in 2020, and in the United States on February 26, 2021. In 2020 it was shown at Docaviv, the Chicago International Film Festival, Doc NYC, and the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.Romney Jonathan November 18, 2020 'Til Kingdom Come': IDFA Review https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/til-kingdom-come-idfa-review/5154830.article 2022-04-24 Screen Daily en 2021-04-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20210417001530/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/til-kingdom-come-idfa-review/5154830.article live It was additionally shown in February 2021 at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.Bahr Bob 2021-03-26 Controversial Film Postponed After Editing Questions https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/controversial-look-at-evangelical-support-for-israel/ 2022-04-29 Atlanta Jewish Times en-US 2022-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524113508/https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/controversial-look-at-evangelical-support-for-israel/ live The documentary was scheduled to make its United States broadcast debut on PBS's prime-time Independent Lens platform in March 2021, but it did not air. A PBS blog post later stated that executives had cancelled the showing due to the film's editing of a speech by Donald Trump unveiling his peace plan for Israel–Palestine; the editing suggested that Trump had described the West Bank as part of Israel when he had not explicitly done so.Silver Stephen 2021-03-30 PBS postpones debut of 'Til Kingdom Come' documentary on evangelicals and Israel for 'editorial review' https://www.jta.org/2021/03/30/united-states/pbs-postpones-debut-of-til-kingdom-come-documentary-on-evangelicals-and-israel-for-editorial-review 2022-04-24 Jewish Telegraphic Agency en-US 2022-05-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20220501160729/https://www.jta.org/2021/03/30/united-states/pbs-postpones-debut-of-til-kingdom-come-documentary-on-evangelicals-and-israel-for-editorial-review live As a result, PBS stated that they had initiated an independent review of the film to determine whether it was suitable to be shown.Sandoval-Palos Ricardo April 9, 2021 #TilKingdomCome, a controversial documentary, had its @PBS air date postponed. Why? https://www.pbs.org/publiceditor/blogs/pbs-public-editor/kingdom-come-but-not-now/ 2022-04-24 PBS Public Editor PBS en 2022-05-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20220501055002/https://www.pbs.org/publiceditor/blogs/pbs-public-editor/kingdom-come-but-not-now/ live The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that the editing of the quote was likely reported to PBS by the Zionist Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America. Reception While controversial, 'Til Kingdom Come received generally positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 100% from 15 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10.'Til Kingdom Come https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/til_kingdom_come live Rotten Tomatoes 2022-05-24 2022-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20220106012451/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/til_kingdom_come On the critical aggregator Metacritic, the film has a score of 77, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. https://www.metacritic.com/movie/til-kingdom-come/critic-reviews/ Til Kingdom Come – critics reviews August 3, 2025 Metacritic A review in The New York Times found Zinshtein's approach effective, writing that her "patient, observant approach catches her subjects in moments of damning irony". It concluded that Boyd Bingham's "seeming good will cannot disguise his troubling convictions". Also in The New York Times, an article noted that the film brought about "a wave of guilt and soul-searching" in Israel but predicted that it would also "teach Christian and Jewish audiences in the United States a great deal about subjects they may have thought they already understoodincluding how American politics really work". In Screen Daily, a positive review stated that the film provides "not only a disturbing picture of how extremist political and religious agendas are connected, but also a sense of the contradictions involved", concluding that it is "a well-researched, sharply organised exposition of a strange and disturbing set of alliances". Jonathan Feldstein, who assisted Zinshtein with background information and contacts for 'Til Kingdom Come, wrote a column for Jewish News Syndicate in which he criticized the film. Feldstein described the film as "a one-sided, biased perspective of Christian support" for Israel, accusing Zinshtein of creating a "caricature" of Christian Zionists and characterizing one section of the documentary as having antisemitic undertones.Feldstein Jonathan July 21, 2021 'Til Kingdom Come' unmasked https://www.jns.org/opinion/til-kingdom-come-unmasked/ 2022-04-24 Jewish News Syndicate en-US 2021-08-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810074511/https://www.jns.org/opinion/til-kingdom-come-unmasked/ live IFCJ director Yael Eckstein stated that she believed the film reflected the political positions of its creators.Sharon Jeremy October 30, 2020 'Til Kingdom Come documentary on Israel-Evangelical relations stirs controversy https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/til-kingdom-come-documentary-on-israel-evangelical-relations-stirs-controversy-647429 2022-04-24 The Jerusalem Post en-US 2022-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20220424040227/https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/til-kingdom-come-documentary-on-israel-evangelical-relations-stirs-controversy-647429 live See also Forever Pure References External links 11405250 6KKKJweWP_8 'Til Kingdom Come - Official Trailer Interview with Maya Zinshtein by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Category:2020 documentary films Category:2020 films Category:Christian Zionism in the United States Category:Israeli settlement Category:Documentary films about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Category:Television controversies in the United States Category:2020 British films Category:2020 Israeli films Category:2020 Norwegian films Category:British documentary films Category:Israeli documentary films Category:Norwegian documentary films Category:2020 Hebrew-language films Category:2020 Arabic-language films Category:2020 English-language films Category:Films directed by Maya Zinshtein