bring her an oscar nomination. her portrait of the late us televangelist who with her husband jim baker co—founded a christian tv programme, the ptl club, in the 19705, is me5merising. jim baker was convicted on counts of fraud in connection with their ministry activities and sent to jail. to many americans, tammy faye baker, loved by herfollowers, stayed in the public consciousness as a figure of ridicule. this film takes her seriously. that was my goal. it came from first watching the documentary, i watched it about ten years ago, and i was shocked with how little i actually knew about tammy and how full of compassion and love she was. and i didn't know much about her beyond the drama and media sensationalism, so it was really important for me to kind of right that wrong, not only for her family,