THE NEW GOSPEL

US PREMIERE Materna, Italy, where Pasolini filmed the recreation of the life of Jesus, is the location for an updated reenactment entitled The New Gospel, a film gracefully blending art and activism. “Jesus was a social revolutionary,” says award-winning documentarian Milo Rau. With Cameroonian political activist Yvan Sagnet cast as Jesus, the film takes us behind the scenes of the film shoot while simultaneously witnessing Sagnet lead the region’s African migrant workers’ quest for housing, wages, and dignity. –Karen McMullen

This screening is co-presented by The German Film Office.

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