Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (2003)

Searching for The Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a captivating and compelling road trip through the creative spirit of the the South of the USA. Director Andrew Douglas's film follows "Alt Country" ... See full summary »

Director:

Andrew Douglas

Writer:

Steve Haisman

Stars:

Harry Crews, Johnny Dowd, David Eugene Edwards

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Harry Crews	...	Himself
Johnny Dowd	...	Himself
David Eugene Edwards	...	Himself
The Handsome Family	...	Themselves
Gary Howington	...	Himself (as Rev. Gary Howington)
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

Storyline

Searching for The Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a captivating and compelling road trip through the creative spirit of the the South of the USA. Director Andrew Douglas's film follows "Alt Country" singer Jim White through a gritty terrain of churches, prisons, truck stops, biker bars and coal mines. This journey takes you through a very real contemporary Southern America, a world of marginalised white people and their unique and home-made culture. Along the way are roadside encounters with present-day musical mavericks including The Handsome Family, Johnny Dowd, 16 Horsepower and David Johansen; oldtime banjo player Lee sexton; rockabilly and mountain Gospel churches - and novelist Harry Crews telling grisly stories down a dirt track.

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Plot Keywords:

bar | banjo | prison | culture | south | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Matkalla syvään etelään

Filming Locations:

Ferriday, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$9,284 (USA) (29 July 2005)

Gross:

$77,215 (USA) (3 March 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Andrew Douglas Company, Lone Star Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min 82 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

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

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Soundtracks

"Still waters"
Written and Performed by Jim White

User Reviews

A Picture Painted Marvelously

Being an import into the South, I was mesmerized by the opening scenes of this movie, and was filled with a unique representation of the Gothic South. I was displeased though to read the comments here with a clear misunderstanding of the movie was trying to portray. The movie is about the South, not about a mindless devotion to Pentecostalism. Although that is portrayed in the movie, I feel it's important to understand that the South, unlike other parts of the country is a place full of the clash of religion and "hell-raising." The Church is only one element in this film as the other elements of ghoulish beauty, good-natured people, and a love for simplistic things seems to have been overlooked by other commentaries here on IMDb. I just felt inclined to mention the movie is more about THE South, than just a pocket of the Church, and it's notable that the comments have all come from Yankees, who after seeing this movie, might not still have a clue about the charming,haunting beauty of the South.