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The team behind THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE in conversation with TIFF following its premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. Jessica Chastain stars as flamboyant televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in this humanizing portrait of the rise and fall of the Bakker network empire. The 46th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 9 to 18, 2021. For more, visit . In a captivating performance that is nothing short of alchemy, Jessica Chastain (also at the Festival in THE FORGIVEN) transforms into flamboyant televangelist and singer Tammy Faye Bakker, the woman who would, alongside husband Jim Bakker (Andrew Garfield), build a multimillion dollar ministry empire. The Bakkers’ spectacular fall from grace thrust Tammy Faye into the mainstream spotlight. Her fashion and makeup choices were regular subjects of derision in late-night talk shows and sketch comedies, which cemented her place in popular culture. Director Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) brings sincerity
