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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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