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Searching for the Wrong Eyed Jesus

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I still struggle with my relationship with the American South. I was born in Memphis and grew up in Huntsville, Alabama. I lived in Birmingham for a few years too. Most of that time has been a mixture of awe and revulsion at what happens here. I’ve railed against the megachurches hawking their monopoly on the keys to Heaven. I’ve sung the praises of Southern writers.

I’ve lamented the lack of a Southern voice in movies. David Gordon Green is the only modern example I can really think of. Although if you have just one voice his is a pretty good one to have. I finally saw a trailer for a movie that actually has me incredibly excited. Searching For the Wrong Eyed Jesus is the first trailer I’ve seen this year that has me chomping at the bit to see this movie. It looks like it might be something outside the indie/foreign/Hollywood hit parade.