PBS’ 5ft High & Rising and Mallard Movies present a special screening of Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus starring Jim White.
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a thought-provoking road trip through the American South; a world of churches, prisons, coalmines, truck stops, juke joints, swamps and mountains. Along the way we encounter various musicians, 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.
The film is a collage of stories and testimonies, almost invariably of sudden death, sin or redemption, heaven or hell with no middle ground, and all the while, a strange Southern Jesus looms in the background.
Alt-country singer Jim White reflects upon exactly what it is about this baffling place that inspires musicians and writers, whilst at the same time working through his own preoccupations with his muse – or as he puts it: “Trying to find the gold tooth in God’s crooked smile.”
This is a free event, but PBS members will receive a free drink and discounted meal at the screening, so remember to flash that card and get yourself some special treatment.
Bookings are essential: samanda@spottedmallard.com
PBS’ 5ft High & Rising and Mallard Movies present
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Thursday, 4th September from 8.30pm at The Spotted Mallard
314 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
