According to the faithful, images of Jesus have appeared on many objects -- tortillas, turtles and moldy drywall, to name a few. One alleged appearance happened in 1969 in Port Neches, Texas, where followers of the J-man claimed to see his likeness on the screen door of a house. The image attracted hordes of true believers and curiosity seekers until the owner tired of the crowds and removed the door.
This bit of Southeast Texas lore inspired Port Neches native Christopher Cook to write the acclaimed anthology Screen Door Jesus & Other Stories, which filmmaker Kirk Davis adapted for his debut feature Screen Door Jesus. The 2003 film is an uneven but largely accurate look at religion in a small East Texas town.
Screen Door Jesus weaves many loosely related story lines into a narrative about religious fervor and religious doubt. The film's central story involves Mother Harper (Cynthia Dorn), who sees Jesus...
This bit of Southeast Texas lore inspired Port Neches native Christopher Cook to write the acclaimed anthology Screen Door Jesus & Other Stories, which filmmaker Kirk Davis adapted for his debut feature Screen Door Jesus. The 2003 film is an uneven but largely accurate look at religion in a small East Texas town.
Screen Door Jesus weaves many loosely related story lines into a narrative about religious fervor and religious doubt. The film's central story involves Mother Harper (Cynthia Dorn), who sees Jesus...
- 2/4/2014
- by Don Clinchy
- Slackerwood
Indican Pictures has acquired North American rights to Screen Door Jesus, written and directed by first-time director Kirk Davis. Set in a small East Texas town, the film centers on the events surrounding the appearance of an image of Jesus on a screen door. It stars Anjannette Comer, Buck Taylor, Myk Watford and Scarlett McAllister and features a score and songs by Back Porch Mary. Produced in 2003, the film has played the South by Southwest Film Festival and the Hamptons International Film Festival. The deal was brokered at the Cannes film market by producer's rep Mark Litwak and producer Sam Adelman on behalf of the film and Randolph Kret on behalf of Indican.
- 5/31/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- The 11th Hamptons International Film Festival wrapped during the weekend with Tomorrow Never Dies helmer Roger Spottiswoode's Spinning Boris taking home the audience award for best feature. Writer-director Kirk Davis' Screen Door Jesus won the HIFF's Golden Starfish Award for best film. Penned by Yuri Zeltser and Cary Bickley, Boris stars Jeff Goldblum, Anthony LaPaglia, Liev Schreiber and Svetlana Efremova in the story of three American political consultants who agree to manage Boris Yeltsin's re-election campaign in the mid-'90s. The Hamptons screening was the film's New York premiere.
- 10/28/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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