Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

2004    82m
7.668%90%73%
Searching for The Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a captivating and compelling road trip through the creative spirit of the the Southern U.S. 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 is a journey through a very real contemporary Southern U.S., a world of marginalised white people and their unique and home-made society. Along the way are road-side encounters with modern musical mavericks including The Handsome Family, Johnny Dowd, 16 Horsepower and David Johansen; old time banjo player Lee sexton; rockabilly and mountain Gospel churches - and novelist Harry Crews telling grisly stories down a dirt track.
Directed By
Andrew Douglas
Written By
Steve Haisman
Studio
BBC, Lone Star,

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Cast of Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
  • Jim WhiteHimself
  • Johnny DowdHimself
  • Brett SparksHimself
  • Rennie SparksHerself
  • David Eugene EdwardsHimself
  • Harry CrewsHimself
  • David JohansenHimself
  • Gary HowingtonHimself
  • Lee SextonHimself
  • Melissa SwingleHerself (Trailer Bride)
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