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Please note this title is Region 2 encoded.

SEARCHING FOR THE WRONG-EYED JESUS is a captivating and compelling road trip through the creative spirit of the South featuring 'Alt Country' singer Jim White and his beaten-up Chevy Impala drifting past churches, trailer parks, prisons, truck stops, biker bars and coalmines to a superb musical soundtrack. Jim's roadside encounters with musical mavericks like the Handsome Family, Johnny Dowd, David Eugene Edwards, ex-New York Doll David Johansen and Melissa Swingle add to the atmosphere with their live performances. Plus there's old time banjo player Lee Sexton; rockabilly mountain gospel choirs and novelist Harry Crews telling grisly stories down a dirt track.

Everybody has a story in some form, invariably of sudden death, sin or redemption--yet all are transformed by the characteristic grim humour and natural eloquence of the Southern imagination. As David Byrne put it after watching it's "a musical tour of another planet. Beautiful dark and weird stuff."

Extras include great commentaries from Douglas and White, as well as extra songs and stories from 16 Horsepower, Melissa Swingle, Lee Sexton and Harry Crews. Plus David Johansen tells all about the original southern folk archive merchant Harry Smith which significantly enhances what's already a fabulous package.

Winner of several awards including Best Documentary at the 2004 Seattle Film Festival and Best Cinematography at the Royal Television Society's 2004 Awards.

SOUNDTRACK INCLUDES:
Still Waters - Jim White
Cross Bones Style - Cat Power
Murder - Johnny Dowd
My Sister's Tiny Hands - The Handsome Family
Cinderblock Walls - Jim White
Wayfaring Stranger - 16 Horsepower
Cottonmouth - David Eugene Edwards
Alabama Chrome - Jim White
First There Was - Johnny Dowd with Maggie Brown
Cold Cold Cold - The Handsome Family
Worried Mind - Johnny Dowd
They Don't Know - Rev. Gary Howington
I'm Rooting For That City - Rev. Gary Howington
When Jesus Calls My Name - Rev. Gary Howington
Perfect Day To Chase Tornadoes - Jim White
When That Helicopter Comes - The Handsome Family
The Wound That Never Heals - Jim White
Knoxville Girl - The Singing Hall Sisters
One Way - Johnny Dowd
Danville Girl - Lee Sexton
Wayfaring Pilgrim - Hobart Smith
Last Fair Deal - David Johansen with Larry Saltzman
Meet Me On The Other Side - Brother Doug Trio
Amazing Grace - Melissa Swingle
Little Maggie - Lee Sexton
Rye Whiskey - Lee Sexton
Borrowed Wings - Jim White
Coo-Coo Bird - Clarence Ashley
I Will Praise My Baby - Brother Fred & Sister Brenda
Did My Saviour Die? - Brother Fred & Sister Brenda
Christmas Day - Jim White
Rye Whiskey - Doc Watson

Please note this title is Region 2 encoded