Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption (2013)
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.
Directors: James Brandon, Nic Arnzen.
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Nic Arnzen as Himself |
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James Brandon as Joshua / Himself |
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Matthew Montgomery as Bartholomew / Himself |
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David Pevsner as Philip / Himself |
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Steve Callahan as Judas / Self |
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Larry Kramer as Self |
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Anson Mount as Self |
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Terrence McNally as Self |
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Norman Lear as Self |
| Writing | James Brandon | Writer |
| Directing | James Brandon | Director |
| Writing | Nic Arnzen | Writer |
| Directing | Nic Arnzen | Director |
| Camera | Sean Cruser | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sean Cruser | Editor |
| Editing | Asher Lewis | Additional Editing |
| Production | Nic Arnzen | Producer |
| Production | James Brandon | Producer |