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PURPLE STATE OF MIND
How do we push past the religious and political
divide in America? Craig Detweiler’s first
year in the faith was John Marks last year
devoted to Jesus. In Purple State of Mind,
Craig and John revisit their roots, asking tough
questions about faith and doubt, life and art.
It is a fast, fresh, and funny snapshot of
America circa 2008. Get beyond red states
versus blue states
to discover the truth emerging in the messy
middle--in a PURPLE STATE OF MIND.
Welcome to a conversation between two old
friends. Welcome to a real conversation about
the things that divide and unite all of us: our
memories, our identities, our beliefs, our
choices.
Craig Detweiler and John Marks have known each
other for twenty-five years. When they roomed
together as sophomores at Davidson College, they
were devout Christians. It was Craig's first
year in the faith, John's last. After college,
they parted ways, and when they met again, years
later, they never talked about what happened...
until now...
Their conversation starts as a bull session
between pals and becomes a story about how
people make friends, and how they lose them; how
people change, how they grow, and how they deal
with the big stuff: death, sex, the meaning of
life, God. The conversation between Craig and
John captures in all its intimacy and difficulty
a one on one reckoning between two people who
want to understand each other but won't
compromise their beliefs.
At a time when the country is ever more divided
over questions of faith and doubt, welcome to a
new way of talking... welcome to a new territory
of the heart. Welcome to a Purple State of Mind.
Documentary, 2008, 82 minutes
Written and directed by Craig Detweiler and John
Marks
www.purplestateofmind.com
A discussion will follow led by Craig Detweiler.
 Craig
Detweiler
Craig Detweiler, Ph.D., is a filmmaker, author,
and cultural commentator
who has been featured in The New York Times,
CNN, and National Public Radio. Craig directs
the Reel Spirituality Institute for The Brehm
Center at Fuller Seminary. His first book, A
Matrix of Meanings: Finding God in Pop Culture,
was a finalist for the Gold Medallion in
Theology/Doctrine. His next book, Into the
Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the
21st Century, arrives in July 2008.
His new documentary, Purple State of Mind,
explores the religious and political divide in
America with humor and passion
www.purplestateofmind.com
Films he has written include The Duke for
Disney’s Buena Vista and the comedic road trip,
Extreme Days. His first doc, Williams
Syndrome: A Highly Musical Species won a
Cine Golden Eagle and the Crystal Heart Award at
the Heartland Film Festival.
Craig is the producer of the 15th annual City of
the Angels Film Festival
www.cityofangelsfilmfest.org and the
inaugural Reel Lives Film Festival
www.reellives.org held in
conjunction with the World Cancer Congress in
Geneva, Switzerland this August.
Craig is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Davidson
College and earned an M.F.A. from the University
of Southern California’s School of Cinema/TV.
He also holds a Master of Divinity degree and
a Ph.D. in Theology and Culture from Fuller
Theological Seminary.
Craig and his wife, Caroline, live near Sony
Studios with their children, Zoe and Theo.
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