Jesus Freak is a 2003 American micro-budget drama directed by Morgan Nichols. It stars Laura Lee Bahr, Regan Forman, Pete Kuzov, and Oded Gross, and tells the story of a teenage girl who, while struggling to find her identity in her small-minded town, brings home a man who is either her savior, a migrant Mexican, or both.^[1] The film was shot on location in Portales, New Mexico, where screenwriter and star Laura Lee Bahr grew up.^[2]

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• Laura Lee Bahr as Lily
• Regan Forman as Christy
• Pete Kuzov as John
• Oded Gross as Tom
• Josh Kantor as Jesus
• Robin Mullins as Lily's Mother

• Jesus Freak won the Best Southwest Award at the Santa Fe Film Festival.^[3]
• Jesus Freak was a "sleeper hit" at the first Tallgrass Film Festival.^[4]

Susanna Ulrich of the Los Angeles Film Festival said of Jesus Freak: "By turns wistful, poignant and offbeat, the debut feature from director Morgan Nichols ultimately captures the confusion of adolescence with a rare, touching grace." Variety said "There's a Claire Danes quality to Bahr's gentle, nuanced performance that solidly anchors the film."^[5]