Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
Director: Adamma Ebo
Cast: Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown, Conphidance, Austin Crute, Nicole Beharie
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022) unfolds as a darkly comedic #MockumentarySatire, helmed by first-time feature director Adamma Ebo. Set in the ornate world of megachurch spectacle, the film follows Trinitie Childs (Regina Hall) and her husband, Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs (Sterling K. Brown), who once presided over massive congregations—until scandal shuttered their church. As they plan a comeback, they invite a documentary crew to capture their resurrection, exposing the dissonance between faith, performance, and profit. #HonkForJesus #ReligiousSatire
Regina Hall anchors the film with fierce intelligence and emotional complexity, portraying Trinitie as both steely and brittle—her elegance undercut by the pressure of religious theater. Sterling K. Brown matches her with quiet charisma and unsettling entitlement as Lee-Curtis, embodying the conflicted pastor whose public piety conflicts with private predation. Supported by Austin Crute, Nicole Beharie, and Conphidance, the cast layers supporting scenes with nuance, even amid the satire. #ReginaHall #SterlingKBrown
Visually, the film expertly mimics the mockumentary style: shaky cameras, framed footage segments, and a shifting aspect ratio reinforce the illusion of candid documentation. The tone balances the absurd with the seething—with sharp visuals, editorial precision, and an occasional jolt of emotional truth that pierces the comedy. #Cinematography #FilmTone
At its core, the film dissects public faith as performance, the commodification of spiritual leadership, and the personal cost of maintaining ideological facades. Critics praised its wit and moral urgency—Entertainment Weekly awarded it a B+, emphasizing its “excels when delving into the couple’s fractured relationship” EW.com—while Time commented that though it “sometimes feels overstuffed… Hall and Brown’s performances hold it together.” TIME
Overall, Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. stands as a daring, incisive comedy that goes beyond lampooning church culture—it reveals how faith, spectacle, and survival can become dangerously intertwined on and off the pulpit. #FaithUnderFire #SatiricalDrama
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022) unfolds as a darkly comedic #MockumentarySatire, helmed by first-time feature director Adamma Ebo. Set in the ornate world of megachurch spectacle, the film follows Trinitie Childs (Regina Hall) and her husband, Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs (Sterling K. Brown), who once presided over massive congregations—until scandal shuttered their church. As they plan a comeback, they invite a documentary crew to capture their resurrection, exposing the dissonance between faith, performance, and profit. #HonkForJesus #ReligiousSatire
Regina Hall anchors the film with fierce intelligence and emotional complexity, portraying Trinitie as both steely and brittle—her elegance undercut by the pressure of religious theater. Sterling K. Brown matches her with quiet charisma and unsettling entitlement as Lee-Curtis, embodying the conflicted pastor whose public piety conflicts with private predation. Supported by Austin Crute, Nicole Beharie, and Conphidance, the cast layers supporting scenes with nuance, even amid the satire. #ReginaHall #SterlingKBrown
Visually, the film expertly mimics the mockumentary style: shaky cameras, framed footage segments, and a shifting aspect ratio reinforce the illusion of candid documentation. The tone balances the absurd with the seething—with sharp visuals, editorial precision, and an occasional jolt of emotional truth that pierces the comedy. #Cinematography #FilmTone
At its core, the film dissects public faith as performance, the commodification of spiritual leadership, and the personal cost of maintaining ideological facades. Critics praised its wit and moral urgency—Entertainment Weekly awarded it a B+, emphasizing its “excels when delving into the couple’s fractured relationship” EW.com—while Time commented that though it “sometimes feels overstuffed… Hall and Brown’s performances hold it together.” TIME
Overall, Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. stands as a daring, incisive comedy that goes beyond lampooning church culture—it reveals how faith, spectacle, and survival can become dangerously intertwined on and off the pulpit. #FaithUnderFire #SatiricalDrama