Audience of One (2007)

A documentary following a Pentecostal minister who receives a vision from God to create an epic science fiction movie based on the biblical story of Joseph, sending him and his followers on a journey of extreme faith.

Director:

Mike Jacobs

Stars:

Richard Gazowsky, Pietro Manigrasso

Cast

Credited cast:
Richard Gazowsky	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pietro Manigrasso	...	Actor

Storyline

Ten years ago, a Pentecostal pastor from San Francisco was praying on a mountain top when he received a vision from God to spread the Gospel through filmmaking. Using donations from his congregation, he slowly transformed his church into a fully functioning movie studio, and the production company Christian WYSIWYG Filmworks was born. After experimenting on a number of small projects, Pastor Richard Gazowsky announced that he and his WYSIWYG crew were going to make a film entitled, GRAVITY: THE SHADOW OF JOSEPH, a biblical science fiction movie that would redefine the Hollywood epic. AUDIENCE OF ONE is a documentary that chronicles the making of GRAVITY. This verite style film goes inside a Pentecostal church, where the charismatic Gazowsky leads his loyal cast and crew on an incredible journey that tests the limits of faith. From pre-production at their church, to shooting principal photography in Italy, to leasing an enormous studio on an island in the San Francisco Bay, AUDIENCE OF...

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Plot Keywords:

church | faith | pastor | movie studio | christian | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolve Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Intense and Fascinating

Bang! That's the sound of this viewer falling off the couch. I saw this on the Sundance Channel and was blown away. It isn't just the charismatic, yet loony, Brother Richard (who has been adequately explained above). But the characters surrounding him are just as compelling in their quest to set aside all reason to follow Richard's "vision". His Mother, an esteemed reverend in her own right, is supporting her son, but obviously can see the future. Her conflict moved me.

This is as much about human nature as God, but, by God, what were they thinking? I couldn't look away.

Amazing doc. If you are a documentary fan, this is a must see.