Bibliograph

Jesus Town USA, Deliberate Films, Sky Atlantic, SBS Australia, 10 Spot Syndicate and Innov8r ; produced by Tyler Measom and Alana Yankowitz ; written by Genea Gaudet, Billie Mintz and Julian T. Pinder ; directed by Julian T. Pinder and Billie Mintz

Type

Label

Jesus Town USA, Deliberate Films, Sky Atlantic, SBS Australia, 10 Spot Syndicate and Innov8r ; produced by Tyler Measom and Alana Yankowitz ; written by Genea Gaudet, Billie Mintz and Julian T. Pinder ; directed by Julian T. Pinder and Billie Mintz

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Jesus Town USA

Oclc number

927151632

Responsibility statement

Deliberate Films, Sky Atlantic, SBS Australia, 10 Spot Syndicate and Innov8r ; produced by Tyler Measom and Alana Yankowitz ; written by Genea Gaudet, Billie Mintz and Julian T. Pinder ; directed by Julian T. Pinder and Billie Mintz

Runtime

Summary

For 88 years, a small Oklahoma town has pantomimed a passion play on a bizarre reproduction of Jerusalem built into the Wichita foothills. A light-hearted and comedic documentary chronicling the journey of a 100-strong amateur cast, a dozen horses, and a very devout community. Once boasting audiences of over 200,000, the Pageant now struggles to find any audience at all. When the man playing Jesus retires, his replacement, a long standing member of the cast, has a secret he is hiding

Technique

live action

Contributor