Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (2003)

Director:

Andrew Douglas

Writer:

Steve Haisman (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Searching for The Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a captivating and compelling road trip through the creative spirit of the the South of the USA...

Awards:

1 win

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Harry Crews	...	Himself
Johnny Dowd	...	Himself
David Eugene Edwards	...	Himself
The Handsome Family	...	Themselves
Rev. Gary Howington	...	Himself
David Johansen	...	Himself
Lee Sexton	...	Himself
Brett Sparks	...	Himself- The Handsome Family
Rennie Sparks	...	Herself - The Handsome Family
Melissa Swingle	...	Herself (as Trailer Bride)
Jim White	...	Himself

Runtime:

Argentina:82 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | USA:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Ferriday, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Andrew Douglas Company

Quotes:

Andrew Douglas: What have you been up to?
Jim White: Killin' time... It just won't die.

Soundtrack:

The Last Kind Words

A caution as to the accuracy of what the documentary portrays.

To amend the other comment, it is not primarily Louisiana, but North/Central/East Florida up to North Georgia/South Carolina area. I lived 23 years in Gainesville, FL, my master's thesis required me to extensively examine Southern Appalachian culture, I know people who have had Harry Crews for a professor, I have read much southern literature, and I am familiar with the Cracker culture. I only state this to show I am more researched with the "true" South. It is a good and rather accurate documentary but biased in that it focuses on finding out the meaning of something. Thus the documentary is not an accurate portrayal of the entire South but of sub-cultures to the South. Another good look at more Eastern Florida is "Vernon, FL," showing a different sub-culture well. The other review comment's enough and is accurate but to note it is hard for any one documentary or film to capture what the South is considering how regional and place specific traditions, religions, and lifestyles are, so don't take the film as "truth" creating a stereotype. A lot of behavior examined in this documentary comes from, in my opinion, boredom, difficult financial conditions, and the heat and humidity. Not a rather atypical result of these either I might add. Anybody staying anytime in any of these places will soon experience emotions contributing to this behavior and cultural identity. Other than that, it is worth watching if you are at all interested in documentaries, aspects of southern culture, or are just interested in people.