Mascara Queen Tammy Faye Bakker Subject of Ross Film Documentary Perkier than Sue Ann Nivens, with a mask of happy-Medusa makeup, the former Tammy Faye Bakker strolls through The Eyes of Tammy Faye, opening Nov. 16 at the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater, like the holy den mother of showbiz Christianity. This affectionate portrait, narrated by RuPaul, tracks Tammy Faye's victorious battles against addiction and colon cancer, her divorce, the imprisonment of both Jim Bakker and her second husband, Roe Messner, and her short-lived career as a television talk show host. But it is Tammy herself, one of the most natural and compelling TV stars ever, who manages to be both surprising and endearing as she takes us into a world full of shocking scandals, million-dollar lies, and funny hand puppets. The Eyes of Tammy Faye is showing on Nov. 16 through 19. Hansen will be present at the screenings to discuss his work with the audiences.
Admission is free.
In addition to the premiere of Hansen's Faust, the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater is announcing open screenings for locally made films and videos scheduled for the same dates and times. Hansen, whose family has lived in Lincoln for more than 30 years, attended UNL as an undergraduate and received a degree from UNMC in 1979. Hansen lives in Sioux Falls, S.D., where he works as a physician and runs a design studio. Hansen says he is a self-taught filmmaker and Faust is his first film. It premiered at IFF Rotterdam 2000 and is showing at IFF Uruguay 2000, IFF Sao Paulo 2000, the Freaky Film Festival 2000 in Champaign, Ill., and the New Orleans Film Festival 2000.