Electric Jesus Film Screening & Reception (Atlanta)
November 1, 2021 @ 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
$12
THIS JUST IN: Due to unforeseen circumstances, John will NOT be in attendance at this special RELEASE-EVE screening in ATL! but we still encourage ALL TRUE TUNES FANS not to miss this rare chance to see your NEW favorite rock and roll movie on a big screen, to meet writer/director Chris White and other members of the cast and crew, and to have a great time in general.
PRE-SCREENING HAPPY HOUR AT BELL STREET BURRITOS / KROG STREET LOCATION, 4-6 PM
About this event
THE 80’s HAIR METAL MUSIC-COMEDY YOU’VE BEEN SAVING YOURSELF FOR!
ELECTRIC JESUS, a coming of age, rock-and-roll comedy, follows the ill-fated exploits of a religious hair metal band during the summer of 1986.
The film stars The Office’s Brian Baumgartner as the band’s woebegone road manager, 80’s teen icon Judd Nelson as a firebrand preacher, and newcomers Andrew Eakle, Shannon Hutchinson, and Wyatt Lenhart as devout teens determined to “make Jesus famous.”
ELECTRIC JESUS has been making waves in the U.S. film festival circuit, winning numerous awards and converting hundreds of devotees. It is a stunning breakout from writer-director Chris White, who co-produced the film with his wife Emily Reach White and co-wrote the film’s original songs with alt-rock musician Daniel Smith.
Mining his own experiences as an Evangelical teenager, White pushes past the hoary clichés of both music and faith-based genres, delivering a film that resists sentimentality, preferring to lean hard into the awkward, strange, and sometimes wonderful world of youthful devotion to cause.
PRESENTED BY: 1091 Pictures, Blue Tape Records, Drama, Inc., Moonshine Post, MPX, Plaza Theatre, Sabotage Film Group, and Wild Heaven Beer.
About this event
THE 80’s HAIR METAL MUSIC-COMEDY YOU’VE BEEN SAVING YOURSELF FOR!
ELECTRIC JESUS, a coming of age, rock-and-roll comedy, follows the ill-fated exploits of a religious hair metal band during the summer of 1986.
The film stars The Office’s Brian Baumgartner as the band’s woebegone road manager, 80’s teen icon Judd Nelson as a firebrand preacher, and newcomers Andrew Eakle, Shannon Hutchinson, and Wyatt Lenhart as devout teens determined to “make Jesus famous.”
ELECTRIC JESUS has been making waves in the U.S. film festival circuit, winning numerous awards and converting hundreds of devotees. It is a stunning breakout from writer-director Chris White, who co-produced the film with his wife Emily Reach White and co-wrote the film’s original songs with alt-rock musician Daniel Smith.
Mining his own experiences as an Evangelical teenager, White pushes past the hoary clichés of both music and faith-based genres, delivering a film that resists sentimentality, preferring to lean hard into the awkward, strange, and sometimes wonderful world of youthful devotion to cause.
PRESENTED BY: 1091 Pictures, Blue Tape Records, Drama, Inc., Moonshine Post, MPX, Plaza Theatre, Sabotage Film Group, and Wild Heaven Beer.
Check out our special PODCAST EPISODE with the CAST from the set
and don’t miss our in-depth conversation with composer Daniel Smith
or our recent episode that brings Electric Jesus writer/director Chris White together with Andy Erwin (The Jesus Music.)
Details
Venue
Atlanta, GA 30306 United States + Google Map