Scene from the film The Apocalyptic is the Mother of All Christian Theology
Scene from the film The Apocalyptic is the Mother of All Christian Theology
Scene from the film The Apocalyptic is the Mother of All Christian Theology
Scene from the film The Apocalyptic is the Mother of All Christian Theology
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The Apocalyptic is the Mother of All Christian Theology

Direction
Year 
2023
Country
  • United States
Runtime
64min 
Audio Tracks 

A psychedelic portrait of the founding theorist of Christianity. The story of Paul the Apostle’s life, ideology and influence is told by piecing together 20th Century 16mm and cassette propaganda, board games, animation, reenactments, Roman Empire doom metal and covers of Catholic liturgical music. The gentle Paul themes with flute, acoustic guitar and mellotron contrasts with the Demonic Roman Empire themes of electric guitar, drums and synth. Performance artist Linda Montano and filmmaker Usama Alshaibi portray Paul on his journeys. The film tries to capture the disturbing reaction Paul and his letters had in the early days of Christianity. The use of live action, animation, found footage and original music was a way to recover his biography from the brains of 20th Century humans so that in some perhaps misguided Utopian impulse, we can build something new out of it for the future.

Details

  • Original Title
    The Apocalyptic is the Mother of All Christian Theology
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Jim Finn
  • Music
    Colleen Burke
  • Sound
    Alexander Panos, Jesse Stiles
  • Runtime
    64 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    2023
  • Country
    • United States
  • Format
    • Colour

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