New film documentary sheds unwelcome light on the early days of the Calvary Chapel and Vineyard movements.

A DOCUMENTARY based on the life of a key figure in the early days of California's Jesus movement has caused considerable controversy in the USA. The Life And Death Of A Hippie Preacher, produced by filmmaker David Di Sabatino, is a biography of Lonnie Frisbee, a pioneer in the Jesus movement who indulged in drugs and homosexuality during his ministry and died of AIDS in 1993. Di Sabatino said he believes Frisbee was instrumental in founding the Calvary Chapel and Vineyard movements and that neither group has given him proper recognition. CR

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