Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a 2003 documentary film about the American South starring Jim White. Commissioned by the BBC,[2] it documents the intersection of country music and Christianity in the United States. It was inspired by White's similarly titled album The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted Wrong-Eyed Jesus.[3][4]

Searching For the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Searching For the Wrong-Eyed Jesus Cover
Directed byAndrew Douglas[1]
Written bySteve Haisman
Starring
Music byJim White
Release date
  • 2003 (2003)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film was directed and photographed by Andrew Douglas, written by Steve Haisman, and edited by Michael Elliot. It was executive-produced by Steve Golin and Anthony Wall, and features the music of Jim White, Johnny Dowd, The Handsome Family, David Eugene Edwards of 16 Horsepower, Rev. Gary Howlington, The Singing Hall Sisters, David Johansen, Melissa Swingle and Lee Sexton. It also features the author Harry Crews.

Music

Jim White Presents: Music from Searching For the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

In 2005, an official soundtrack to the film was released, containing the following songs.

Wrong Eyed Jesus Official Soundtrack[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everything Was Stories"Harry Crews0:28
2."Still Waters"Jim White6:36
3."My Sister's Tiny Hands"The Handsome Family3:27
4."Crossbones Style"Cat Power4:32
5."The Last Kind Words"David Johansen, Larry Saltzman4:10
6."The Wound That Never Heals"Jim White4:25
7."Wayfaring Stranger"David Eugene Edwards3:30
8."Small Town"Jim White0:21
9."Black Soul Choir"16 Horsepower3:09
10."Little Maggie"Lee Sexton2:28
11."First There Was"Johnny Dowd, Maggie Brown5:02
12."Coo Coo Bird"Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson2:32
13."Amazing Grace"Melissa Swingle2:05
14."Christmas Day"Jim White7:11
15."Essential Truth"Jim White1:19

See also

References
  1. "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus". IMDb. 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  2. Kermode, Mark (June 27, 2004). "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
  3. Felperin, Leslie (December 17, 2003). "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
  4. Crust, Kevin (July 29, 2005). "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
  5. Christopher Monger, James (2014). "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus". Allmusic. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
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