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  • This American Life God's Close-up (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 29 min | Documentary

This American Life

God's Close-up (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 29 min | Documentary
Stories where the faithful and the not-so-faithful cross paths, and where unexpected things happen when people try to get closer to God through pictures: hundreds of Polaroid camera-toting believers gather in the Mojave Desert each month ...See moreStories where the faithful and the not-so-faithful cross paths, and where unexpected things happen when people try to get closer to God through pictures: hundreds of Polaroid camera-toting believers gather in the Mojave Desert each month hoping to see God. And an artist, his Jesus model, the model's atheist girlfriend, and her religious father face off on The Last Supper. Written by Showtime See less
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Writers
Ira Glass (created by) (developed for television by) | Adam Beckman (developed for television by) | Christopher Wilcha (developed for television by) | Alex Blumberg (developed for television by) & 3 more
Cinematographer
Adam Beckman
Editor
Joe Beshenkovsky
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 5, 2007
Release date
Apr 5, 2007 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
Won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations

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