Award-winning doc and SXSW fave WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY opens at the Alamo South Lamar this weekend, just in time for the holiday shopping season.
As a special bonus, director Rob VanAlkemade will be live in person to introduce the shows on Saturday and Sunday nights!
Take heed brothers and sisters! The shopacalypse is upon us! America is fat with greed and addicted to shopping. Luckily, Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir are here to save our souls from overspending!
In the weeks leading to Christmas, Reverend Billy and the Choir board a bus headed from advertising-thick Times Square through the heartland’s shopping malls to the commercial mecca—Disneyland. Part performance art, part spendthrift evangelism, they cross the US singing and preaching to spend gently. With the average American holding about $8,500 in credit card debt, his work is overdue.
Reverend Billy is serious in his message. He doesn’t preach the impossible task of never buying again, but encourages us to be mindful of where our dollars go. We visit a Main Street men’s clothing store struggling for customers against the Wal-Mart up the road and a line of Christmas shoppers waiting to buy an Xbox 360 lest they feel the wrath of their consumption-addicted children.
Billy and the choir go caroling to incite ‘change-a-lujah!’ along front porches in gated community and from church pulpits. They’re making trouble, evading Mall of America security, and just like the rest of us, they’re fighting the urge to buy for the sake of spending. By the time they get to Disneyland, you may find yourself converted, ready to buy American and swear-off big box stores in favor of your local merchants.
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
What Would Jesus Buy?
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Austin, I'm so proud to be screening WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY at the Alamo where we can have some fun and put the Odd back in God together this Christmastime. I'll be joining you for many Q&As throughout our stay, starting this Sat - Sun, so bring some questions for me and please do spread the word, to friends, family, enemies, strangers ... especially to souls challenged by holiday consumerism and in need of a little Changelujah.
Very fondly
Rob VanAlkemade, Director, WWJB
Even though I already saw it this past week at the Arbor (sorry Tim), I'll shop for another ticket for the Sunday show.
-TexasGeek.tv
Saw WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY? at SXSW and adored it! Everyone reading this who lives in Austin (I wish I did sometimes!) should definitely go see it!
This is a spectacular film! Reverend Billy is fantastic and so is the entire Church of Stop Shopping. It will definitely make you want to spend a little less money this holiday season
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