Tracey Eaton, documentary filmmaker God bless America, my dear He talked about how the film shows the importance of the Bullock family’s Christian faith and how it “helped them endure” persecution by the federal government after the Capitol protest on January 6, 2021.
During his appearance on Breitbart News SaturdayEaton explained that the film follows Ben Bullock, a hay farmer in Polk County, Florida, and his family, especially his two children, Olivia and Jonathan Bullock, who were present at the Capitol protests on January 6 and fled.
“I wanted to try to accurately portray their story. Originally, the title of this documentary was, Red, White, and Angry, and I love that title, but as I got into the documentary and got to know Ben and his family, I realized that, yes, they were angry at certain moments, but the story wasn’t actually about their anger. It was the story — another important element was the importance of their Christian faith and how it helped them endure years-long prosecution by the government. And so I changed the title to, God bless America, my dearEaton explained.
Eaton explained that the film’s title is a quote by Ben Bullock, which Eaton saw as “a more appropriate title” than the original “Red, White and Angry”.
“At one point, he went to Mar-a-Lago, and he was at the airport and he was filming, shooting a home video of Trump’s plane, and then he just casually said, ‘God bless America, baby.’” I thought that was a more appropriate title than Red, White, and Angry. “Because a lot of times in the media — I’ve worked in the mainstream media for years and years, we tend to downplay religion, and in this case, I decided to just follow the story, and follow who they were, not who I thought they were.”
Eaton went on to explain that Ben Bullock’s children, Olivia and Jonathan, ran away because they felt they “wouldn’t get a fair trial,” adding that Jonathan, who ran away first, learned “not to go to supermarkets.”
“They were accused, and because they thought they wouldn’t get a fair trial, they eventually decided to run away. It’s really interesting to talk to Johnny and Olivia about — Johnny said that sometimes he would wear a disguise, and he would learn not to go into the big stores because they had all the cameras, so he would go to the little restaurants if he needed something.”
“He said he traveled the world, got support from other Americans, and moved from state to state. He was on the run first, and then Olivia cut off her ankle bracelet and joined him, along with family friend Joseph Hutchinson. So, all three of them were, at some point, on the run together and were working on a ranch in Florida. According to Ben, there was reward money, and someone told the FBI where they were.”
The trailer for the film can be found on YouTube, as can information about God Bless America, Baby Found On IMDB. The movie is My neighbor On succession. The film can also be found on Tracey Eaton’s Website.