imdb:
Writer-director Gary Hawkins’s first “Rough South” entry, “The Rough South of Harry Crews,” bases his show on Crew’s revealing remark, “What has been most significant in my life had all taken place by the time I was six years old.” Hawkins re-enacts the early episodes of Crew’s childhood through a still-photo technique reminiscent of Chris Marker’s “La Jette,” juxtaposing the stills against Crew’s commentary to reveal the source of his adult literary themes.Read More »
Quote:
Searching for The Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a captivating and compelling road trip through the creative spirit of the the Southern U.S. Director Andrew Douglas’s film follows “Alt Country” singer Jim White through a gritty terrain of churches, prisons, truck stops, biker bars and coal mines. This is a journey through a very real contemporary Southern U.S., a world of marginalised white people and their unique and home-made society. Along the way are road-side encounters with modern musical mavericks including The Handsome Family, Johnny Dowd, 16 Horsepower and David Johansen; old time banjo player Lee sexton; rockabilly and mountain Gospel churches – and novelist Harry Crews telling grisly stories down a dirt track.Read More »