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God Is American
Directed byRichard Martin-Jordan [fr]
Written byRichard Martin-Jordan
Produced byPalladium Productions
Release date
  • 2007 (2007)
Running time
52 min
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

God Is American (French: Dieu est américain) is a 2007 French documentary film written, directed and produced by Richard Martin-Jordan [fr].[1] The film is about a religion invented in Vanuatu in the South Pacific.[2]

Plot

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The documentary examines a religion practiced on Tanna, an island in the Vanuatu archipelago. Its followers pray in front of an American flag to a prophet named John Frum. According to believers, Frum was an American pilot who once landed on the island, who return one day with bounty they call the Cargo.[1][3]

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?] and other viewers have pointed out that the narrator takes a condescending view towards the people who are the film's subjects.[citation needed]

Awards

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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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  1. 1 2 "Dieu est américain". Film-documentaire.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  2. ↑ Dunne, Susan (28 March 2010). "APRIL SHOWERS US WITH FILM FESTIVALS ACROSS STATE: IN MIDDLETOWN, NEW LONDON, HARTFORD AND KENT". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2025-11-18 – via ProQuest.
  3. ↑ Hughes, Mike (14 October 2010). "The East Lansing Film Festival returns". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2025-11-18 – via ProQuest.
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