Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

2003 American film

Jim White
Harry Crews
Johnny Dowd
David Eugene Edwards
Brett Sparks
Rennie Sparks
Gary Howington
David Johansen
Lee Sexton
Melissa Swingle

Music byJim White

Release date

2003 (2003)

Running time

82 minutesCountriesUnited States
United KingdomLanguageEnglish

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a 2003 documentary film about the American South starring Jim White. Commissioned by the BBC,^[2] it documents the intersection of country music and Christianity in the United States. It was inspired by White's similarly titled album The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted Wrong-Eyed Jesus.^[3]^[4]

The film was directed and photographed by Andrew Douglas, written by Steve Haisman, and edited by Michael Elliot. It was executive-produced by Steve Golin and Anthony Wall, and features the music of Jim White, Johnny Dowd, The Handsome Family, David Eugene Edwards of 16 Horsepower, Rev. Gary Howlington, The Singing Hall Sisters, David Johansen, Melissa Swingle and Lee Sexton. It also features the author Harry Crews.

Music

Jim White Presents: Music from Searching For the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

In 2005, an official soundtrack to the film was released, containing the following songs.

Wrong Eyed Jesus Official Soundtrack^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Everything Was Stories"	Harry Crews	0:28
2.	"Still Waters"	Jim White	6:36
3.	"My Sister's Tiny Hands"	The Handsome Family	3:27
4.	"Crossbones Style"	Cat Power	4:32
5.	"The Last Kind Words"	David Johansen, Larry Saltzman	4:10
6.	"The Wound That Never Heals"	Jim White	4:25
7.	"Wayfaring Stranger"	David Eugene Edwards	3:30
8.	"Small Town"	Jim White	0:21
9.	"Black Soul Choir"	16 Horsepower	3:09
10.	"Little Maggie"	Lee Sexton	2:28
11.	"First There Was"	Johnny Dowd, Maggie Brown	5:02
12.	"Coo Coo Bird"	Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson	2:32
13.	"Amazing Grace"	Melissa Swingle	2:05
14.	"Christmas Day"	Jim White	7:11
15.	"Essential Truth"	Jim White	1:19

References

^ "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus". IMDb. 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
^ Kermode, Mark (27 June 2004). "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
^ Felperin, Leslie (17 December 2003). "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
^ Crust, Kevin (29 July 2005). "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
^ Christopher Monger, James (2014). "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 May 2014.