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Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 9, 2004

Runtime

1h 22m

Genres

Documentary, Music

User Score

73%

Original Title

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

Production Companies

BBC, Lone Star, Anonymous Content, Andrew Douglas Company

Director

Andrew Douglas

Description

A stunningly-photographed, thought-provoking road trip into the heart of the poor white American South. Singer Jim White takes his 1970 Chevy Impala through a gritty terrain of churches, prisons, truckstops, biker bars and coalmines. Along the way are roadside encounters with present-day musical mavericks the Handsome Family, David Johansen, David Eugene Edwards of 16 Horsepower and old-time banjo player Lee Sexton, and grisly stories from the cult Southern novelist Harry Crews.