Jeremiah Films is an independent media production and

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company. The organization was founded by Patrick Matrisciana in 1978. , they are based in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

Organizational background

Jeremiah Films produces videos that the group says "promote patriotism, traditional values, and the Biblical worldview of hefounding fathers" of the United States. It has produced films that investigate subjects as varied as

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, Seventh-day Adventism,

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s, the

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, and the Clinton presidency and scandals surrounding Gennifer Flowers and the alleged murder of Vince Foster.

Filmography

In 1996, Jeremiah Films distributed a film titled ''The Clinton Chronicles'', which contains a list of people who were linked to President

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who either died mysteriously or who was murdered. One of the most recognizable films produced in conjunction with Chuck Smith and Caryl Matrisciana is titled ''Halloween: Trick or Treat'', the first in a 13-part series titled ''The Pagan Invasion''. Another noteworthy title is '' The God Makers'' film, released in 1982, along with its sequel '' The God Makers II'' released eleven years later in 1993. The company produces a variety of videos, including ''Baby Parts For Sale'', an "investigation into the multimillion-dollar-a-year baby parts trafficking industry" and stem cell research; and ''Halloween: Trick or Treat?'', which challenges parents with a Biblical worldview "to decide whether to allow their children to participate in celebrations which glorify

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". The company also produced and distributes the videos ''The Godmakers'', ''The Secret World of Mormonism'', ''Freemasonry: From Darkness to Light'', ''Death By Entertainment'', ''Sudan: The Hidden Holocaust'', ''The Evolution Conspiracy'', ''The Death of Vince Foster'', ''Cultural Marxism: The Corruption of America, Warriors of Honor: The Faith and Legacies of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson'', ''NO OPT-OUT ALLOWED: The California Sex Ed Indoctrination'', and ''Hillary uncensored! Banned by the Media'' telling the Peter F Paul story and includes '' Gala Hollywood Farewell Salute to President Clinton''. In 1996, Patrick Matrisciana, the founder of Jeremiah Films and an organization called Citizens for an Honest Government, produced a video called ''Obstruction of Justice: The

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Connection''. It claimed that two police officers with links to former

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governor, Bill Clinton were implicated in

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, two murders, and a cover-up of the murders. The police officers sued Matrisciana for

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and won an award of $598,750. In 1999, the award was overturned after Matrisciana appealed to the

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. He won in appeals court; the three-judge panel saying: Campbell and Lane being public officials bear the burden of proving statements made by a defendant are false, and they failed to meet that standard. The judge said a public figure plaintiff must also prove malice and they did not.

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