Year: 2011
Country: USA
Run Time: 15 minutes
Jesus Was a Commie elegantly and intelligently captures an audience desperate to understand what is happening across our country. Using unambiguous language that openly presents two swamplands America is presently bogged down in: environmental degradation and partisanship. Actor Matthew Modine's words are as plain and simple as a parable from his film's title character. Jesus was a Commie is an avant-garde dialectical conversation about the world and the prominent issues of modern society. It recently won the Founders Prize for Best Short Film at Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival and is currently playing festivals worldwide.
CIFF Screenings
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 6:15 PM
Shorts Program
Hollywood Shorts Program
Directors
Terence Ziegler, Matthew Modine
Producer
Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky, Laurent Zeitoun, Yann Zenou
Screenplay
Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano
Cinematography
Mathieu Vadepied
Editing
Dorian Rigal-Ansous
Principal Cast
François Cluzet, Omar Sy
Jesus Was a Commie
Adam Rackoff
Email: adamrackoff@mac.com
http://www.jesuswasacommiefilm.com
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