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UTAFF 2007: GOD ON MY SIDE
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Celebrated Australian interviewer, Andrew Denton, makes his big screen documentary debut with this visit to the 2006 National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Texas USA, where he meets a bunch of wacky believers and grapples with their unusual quirks: peddling Noah's Arc lollypops, dancing in Jesus mosh pits, rewriting the bible with your name in it and 101 other ways to raise your hands in praise. With his trademark intelligence and agreeable personality, Denton's slow-burning interview techniques - refined to an art form on his popular ABC Australia program Enough Rope - traditionally deliver decisive questions with cautious repose. There is a man who spreads the good word via a cute hand puppet, because he argues that people generally remember a puppet more so than a pastor. Another Jesus-drenched day tripper believes he sees evidence of the apocalypse by observing twinkles of light that apparently emanate from Denton's fingertips. God on My Side is more about the nuances - from kooky to prosaic - of modern Christianity, and by the end of the film we've learnt beyond doubt that Noah's Arc lollypops and personalised bibles are merely the tip of the iceberg.
Rating: PG, 85 mins
Genre: Documentary
Release Date: 23-04-2007 |
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