A Black Jesus

by Luca Lucchesi
  • 2020 Road Movies GmbH
  • 2020 Road Movies GmbH
  • 2020 Road Movies GmbH
  • 2020 Road Movies GmbH
  • 2020 Road Movies GmbH
  • 2020 Road Movies GmbH
  • 2020 Road Movies GmbH

    Synopsis

    For many centuries, in a small Sicilian town, people have been worshipping a statue of a black Jesus. 19 year old Edward from Ghana, a resident of the refugee centre which is the subject of great controversy in the village, asks to carry the statue in the annual procession and to stand next to the locals that bear its cart. The community is divided over the response. On a journey exploring the source of fear and prejudice against "the others", the inhabitants of this small European village are called upon to question their own identity, starting with the very icon of their faith: a black Jesus.

    Festivals

    2020
    UNAFF — United Nations Association Film Festival
    63 DOK Leipzig
    Special Award — 42 Efebo D’Oro
    „Centro die Ricerca per la Narrativa e il Cinema“
    Milano IFF
    This Human World Film Festival Vienna
    33 IDFA — Docs for Sale

    2021
    42 FF Max Ophuels Preis
    28 Hot Docs across Canada online
    CPH:DOX
    shortlisted for LOLA2021 — Deutscher Filmpreis Dokumentarfilm #lola21

    Cast and Crew

    Director

    Luca Lucchesi

    Producer

    Wim Wenders, Léa Germain

    Score

    Roy Paci

    Sound

    Francesco Vitaliti

    Editor

    Edoardo Morabito

    DoP

    Luca Lucchesi