Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption

A sincere, sometimes confrontational look at faith colliding with identity, carried by the conviction of performers and the reactions they provoke.

Directed by

James Brandon, Nic Arnzen

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Nic Arnzen, James Brandon, Matthew Montgomery

Tagline

Challenge everything you believe.

Overview

Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi is a play retelling the Jesus story, with Jesus as a gay man living in the 1950s in Corpus Christi, Texas. This documentary follows the troupe, playwright, and audience around the world on a five-year journey of Terrence McNally’s passion play, where voices of protest and support collide on one of the central issues facing the LGBT community: religion.

How it feels

Earnest, uplifting, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Faith, identity, sexuality, love

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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