Branson - Heaven on Earth
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Overview
- Genre
- Culture, Music, Society, and Religion
- Synopsis
Branson, Missouri. Some call it the new Nashville or the Las Vegas of the Bible Belt. Over the past ten years, nearly 40 theatres have shot out of the ground in this once sleepy Ozark Mountain town of fewer than 4000 inhabitants. Here in America's heartland, country legends and television and stage stars from yesteryear have reincarnated themselves and offer up good ol' patriotic, Christian entertainment to six million tourists. Light-hearted and ironic, HEAVEN ON EARTH takes a behind the scenes look at this mythical American town. We meet colourful figures and see the spectacular resurrection of Jesus in the musical THE PROMISE. This is a film about God, country, and country music.
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 50 minutes
Credits
- Rick Minnich ... Writer-Director
- Eeva Fleig ... Director of Photography
- Dietrich Koerner ... Sound recordist/sound mix
- Benedict Hain ... Camera Assistant
- Bob Schneider ... Editor
- Holger Lochau ... Producer
- Olaf Jacobs ... Co-producer
- Rick Minnich ... Writer-Director
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- HFF "Konrad Wolf" + Hoferichter & Jacobs GmbH
- Country
- Germany
- Years of Production
- 2001
- Locations
- Branson, Missouri, USA
- Prod. Partners
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2001
- Festivals
- IDFA, FIPA, Brooklyn, Denver, Leipzig, Palm Springs, St. Petersburg, Kassel, Potsdam
- Awards
- FIPA d'Or (Biarritz, France); Babelsberg Media Prize (Germany); Hans W. Geissendoerfer Young Talent Award (Ger.); Audience Award, Brooklyn Film Festival; German Cinematography Award (nomination); IDA/David L. Wolper Student Doc Award (nomination)
- Distribution
- Telepool had world sales from 2001-2006, now director Rick Minnich is taking care of sales
- Broadcast (Acq.)
- IKON (The Netherlands), WDR, 3Sat, TSR (Switzerland)
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- German, French
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