Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi (2007)

Directed by

Alexandra Pelosi

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

56 min

Rated

15

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Alexandra Pelosi travels across the United States to visit large evangelical churches and Christian-themed attractions. She talks with pastors and church members about their faith and how it connects to political issues like gay rights and abortion.

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What happens

Friends of God: A Road Trip With Alexandra Pelosi is an HBO television documentary about evangelicals in the United States that is written, directed, produced, and narrated by Alexandra Pelosi. The documentary first aired on January 25, 2007 on HBO. Lisa Heller was supervising producer and Sheila Nevins was executive producer. In this documentary, Alexandra Pelosi visits several of the largest evangelical Christian church congregations ("megachurches") in the country, such as Lakewood Church and New Life Church (Colorado Springs, Colorado), and interviews their leaders and members. Pelosi also visits other Christian organizations like the Christian Wrestling Federation, and a Christian-themed car club, and a Christian-themed miniature golf course. The documentary also examines the relationship between Christian evangelical churches and political activism. It covers these organizations' role in modern politics related to issues that include gay rights, abortion, and the creation–evolution controversy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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