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The Ecstatic Tree Dwellers

In the future, Christians have fled to the forest and live hidden between the upper and lower canopies of a massive forest with threes hundreds of feet tall. The film is about a day in the life of the tree dwellers, and somebody who flees the city and becomes a hidden tree dweller. This film is meant to be a moving poem that evoke spiritual meditation and ecstasy.

  • Jeff Grupp
    Director
    The Forest Ecstatics
  • Jeff Grupp
    Writer
    The Forest Ecstatics
  • Jeff Grupp
    Producer
    The Forest Ecstatics
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Christian, Spiritual, Mystical, Beautiful, Theological, Ecstatic, Eschaton, End Times, poetry
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes 29 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 8, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Religion Faith International Film Festival
    Rehoboth Beach, DE
    United States
    Official Selection Best Art-house Film
  • Christian Film Festival
    Coral Springs, FL
    United States
    October 25, 2025
    Best Short Film
Director Biography - Jeff Grupp

Founder and Lead Chaplain of Kalamazoo Jail Ministry (visit: KJM.zone). Author of multiple books, including Hyper-Calvinist Universal Salvation (Wipf and Stock 2024), a breakthrough work in systematic theology. Author of over a dozen academic articles (peer reviewed), including "The Implantation Argument: Simulation Theory Proves That GOD Exists," (Metaphysica, 2021). Former college lecturer in philosophy for 16 years. Two masters degrees (philosophy and theology), currently a PhD student studying philosophy and religion. My interest in life is spiritual ecstasy. Married with four kids. Lives in Kalamazoo, MI. Website: Jailtheology.net.

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