A Black Jesus

Documentary Feature | 2019-2020 | Diversity, Docu, Migration, Religion, Society | Germany

Main data

Director	Luca Lucchesi
Written by	Hella Wenders, Luca Lucchesi
Production	Road Movies GmbH [de], NDR - Norddeutscher Rundfunk [de]
Distributor	Filmwelt Verleihagentur [de]

Project data

Film financing	German Federal Film Board (FFA) [de] nordmedia [de] - funding post-production: 25.000 EUR (12/2019)
Length of movie	1h 33min

Trailers/Videos

Trailer/Video on Youtube

Posters

Brief synopsis

For many centuries, in a small town on the southern border of Europe, people have been worshipping a statue of a black Jesus. 19-year old Edward from Ghana, a migrant from the refugee centre which is the subject of great debate 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. 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 own belief: a black Jesus.

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Post production supervisor	Johannes Müller [1]
Director of photography	Luca Lucchesi
Director	Luca Lucchesi
1st AD (local system)	Chiara Lucchesi
Editor	Luca Lucchesi
Editor	Edoardo Morabito
Composer	Roy Paci
Producer	Wim Wenders
Producer	Léa Germain
Supervising producer	Léa Germain
Co-producer	Silke Schütze
Co-producer	Eric Friedler
Assistant production manager	Sophia Repp
Screenwriter	Hella Wenders
Screenwriter	Luca Lucchesi
Script consultant	Verena Neumann
Subtitle translation	Christina Gauglitz IT - DE, EN - DE	IT - DE, EN - DE
Production sound mixer	Francesco Vitaliti
Sound re-recording mixer	Valentin Finke
Sound designer	Alexandros Topalis
Foley artist	Fred Fleing
Commissioning editor	Silke Schütze NDR	NDR
Commissioning editor	Eric Friedler NDR	NDR
Commissioning editor	Barbara Biemann NDR	NDR

Production companies

Company	Comment
Road Movies GmbH [de]
NDR - Norddeutscher Rundfunk [de] coproduction	coproduction

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Filmwelt Verleihagentur [de]

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Film Processing/Transfers	BASIS Berlin Postproduktion GmbH

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Luca Lucchesi	2022	German Film Critics Award 2021 [de] Best documentary	Best documentary	Nominated
Luca Lucchesi	2022	German Human Rights Film Award [de] Feature film	Feature film	Winner
Luca Lucchesi	2021	Beyond Borders Int'l Documentary Festival [gr] Honourable Mention / Special Jury Prize	Honourable Mention / Special Jury Prize	Winner
Luca Lucchesi	2021	Bolzano Film Festival [it] Competition	Competition	Nominated
Luca Lucchesi	2021	Spektrum Film Festival [pl] Closer competition	Closer competition	Winner
Luca Lucchesi	2021	Millenium Docs Against Gravity [pl] First Appearance Award	First Appearance Award	Winner
Luca Lucchesi	2021	Sole Luna Doc Film Festival [it] High school students award, Best doc	High school students award, Best doc	Winner
Luca Lucchesi	2020	DOK Leipzig [de] Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut	Documentary Film Award of the Goethe-Institut	Nominated
Luca Lucchesi	2020	Efebo d'Oro Prize [it] Jury Special Award	Jury Special Award	Winner

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2021	Denmark	CPH:DOX Highlights	Highlights
2021	Canada	Hot Docs
2021	Switzerland	Visions du Réel, Nyon Doc Alliance Selection	Doc Alliance Selection
2021	Germany	Max Ophüls Festival Eröffnungsfilm	Eröffnungsfilm
2020	Germany	DOK Leipzig Golden Section (Audience Award Long Doc. and Animated Film)	Golden Section (Audience Award Long Doc. and Animated Film)

TV-broadcast

Type	Country	Station	Date / Time	Comment
First showing	Germany	NDR [de]	Wednesday, 23/11/2022, 12.10 AM

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 20/05/2021	Digital film launch with participation of cinemas (on www.filmwelt-digital.de)
Premiere		Thursday, 29/10/2020	Word Premiere (Dok Leipzig)

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