God Is American
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|director = {{ill|Richard Martin-Jordan|fr}}
|producer = Palladium Productions
|writer = Richard Martin-Jordan
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|released = {{Film date|2007}}
|runtime = 52 min
|country = France
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God Is American ({{langx|fr|Dieu est américain}}) is a 2007 French documentary film written, directed and produced by {{ill|Richard Martin-Jordan|fr}}.
Criticism
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The shooting of that film was controversial in Vanuatu; the film was accused of being pseudo-anthropological. Some viewers on the YouTube version of this film have noted that the captions incorrectly translate the subjects' Bislama words into English,{{original research inline|date=June 2025}} and other viewers have pointed out that the narrator takes a condescending view towards the people who are the film's subjects.
Awards
This film was selected in 95 festivals worldwide, it has won 20 awards:
- Toulon International Film Festival (Toulon) / France (November 2007) : Jury Special Award 2007
- Festival « Etonnant Voyageur » (St-Malo) / France (May 2008) : Winner of a star at the scam (French civil society of multimedia authors)
- Honolulu International Film Festival (Honolulu) / Hawaii (Mars 2009) : Gold Kahuna prize for the excellence of filmmaking
- The Accolade Competition (La Jolla, Californie) / USA (Avril 2009) : Award of excellence
- Mexico International Film Festival (Baja, Californie) / USA (Avril 2009) : Bronze palm award
- Twin Rivers Media Festival (Twin Rivers, Caroline du Nord) / USA (Mai 2009) : Fourth place
- Yosemite Film Festival (Yosemite, Californie) / USA (Sept 2009) : Silver Sierra Award 2009
- The Indie Film Festival (La Jolla, Californie) / USA (Sept 2009) : Award of Merit “honouring outstanding craft and creativity in film”.
- Nevada Film Festival (Las Vegas, Nevada) / USA (Oct. 2009) : Golden Reel Award Winner
- Mountain Film Festival (Colorado) / USA (Février 2010) : Jury Prize Documentary Competition
- Canada international Film Festival (Vancouver) / Canada (Mars 2010) : Award of Excellence in Film Making
- Sene film music and arts festival (Rhode Island) / USA (Avril 2010) : Award for Best Documentary Film
- Independent Film Awards / USA (2015) Honorable Mention : Winner
- WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival (Texas) / USA (Avril 2015) : Gold Remi Winner
- ColorTape International Film Festival (Mansfield) / Australie (Avril 2015) : People's Choice Award
- Filmmakers World Film Festival – Indonesia (2016) - Diamond Award
- HIFF – Headline International Film Festival (Décembre 2015) - Honorable Mention Winner
- Java Film Awards – Indonésie (2018) – Golden Award
- FICCSUR Southern Cone International Film Festival – Valparaíso/ Chili (Mai 2018) – Prix du Meilleur Documentaire
- Eurasia International Film Festival – Moscow September 2018 – Prix du Meilleur Documentaire
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1249387}}
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110930123041/http://www.fipa.tm.fr/en/programs/2008/dieu-est-americain-16772.htm
Category:2007 documentary films
Category:French documentary films
Category:Documentary films about religion
Category:Films shot in Vanuatu
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