Mission Control Texas

Mission Control Texas (2015)

Inspiration & Frustration

"The Atheist Experience," produced in Austin, Texas, is the only atheist TV show in the United States. Every Sunday afternoon, two atheists debate callers for one hour, on camera. "Mission Control Texas" portrays the show, its protagonists, and the discussions between the hosts and callers. The debates between believers and skeptics are funny, touching, and shocking in turn, and they're interspersed with footage of the very public religious displays common in the state of Texas. The film is an intimate, concentrated, and entertaining insight into the culture wars, and is sure to provoke inspiration as well as frustration, no matter which side of the divide you fall on.

Date of release
2015-05-12
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Ralf Bücheler

Casting

Interesting facts

Mission Control Texas is a 2015 documentary film directed by Ralf Bücheler. The film explores the work of the atheist call-in-show The Atheist Experience in Austin, Texas.

Production

Mission Control Texas was produced by Ingo Fliess (if... Productions) in coproduction with the University of Television and Film in Munich and the German public television station 3sat. It was additionally funded by FilmFernsehFonds Bayern with 30,000 Euros.

Director Ralf Bücheler chose a purely observational approach, without interviews or voice-over narration.

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