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Letting Go of God
When two Mormon missionaries knock on Julia Sweeney’s door one day, they have no idea what they’re getting into. With one seemingly simple question about God, they unwittingly precipitate a soul search of cosmic proportions. The result is a friendly, funny, intelligent chronicle of one lifelong Catholic’s conversion to atheism.
Director Julia Sweeney scheduled to attend both screenings
Sponsors:
Venice Magazine, Women in Film - Seattle
Cast & Crew
Director: Julia Sweeney
Producer: Maria Burton
Editor: Tony Cammarata
Screenwriter: Julia Sweeney
Cinematographer: Nancy Schreiber
Music: Jill Sobule
Principal Cast: Julia Sweeney
Filmography: God Said 'Ha!' (1998)
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Letting Go Of God, Jun 14, 2008
By Sophia Sambo
“Julia uniquely displayed a single person's thoughts but showed absolutely no intellectual knowledge of the subject she spoke of. Julia lightly explored spirituality but never made it past the surface and had met some less than intellectial religious leaders unfortunately. The common atheist can”
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Brilliant..., Jun 14, 2008
By Seattle Artist
“One of the best contentions for self-reliance ever written. Only Julia Sweeney can bring that kind of insight and logic to the discussion. ”
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Coming soon to DVD I hope?, Jun 16, 2008
By Kerry Lusignan
“Caveat: I didn't get to see the film but just listened to this show on CD, so am reviewing the content rather than the film aspects. Although my journey is somewhat opposite (devout atheist to agnostic after deciding none of big questions answerable and it's not necessary to exclude spirituality”
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