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Jesus Would Have Loved Punk Rock

Veronica and Annie are fed up with the oppressive and corrupt nature of their Catholic high school, determined to make authoritarian teachers answer for their crimes and right the moral compass of the student body.

  • Abbey George
    Director
  • Charlotte Martin
    Writer
    Melissa (Tribeca Institute's Through Her Lens)
  • Isabella Jarosz
    Writer
  • Abbey George
    Producer
  • Zeus Kontoyannis
    Producer
    Ro & The Stardust (Netflix)
  • Maddie Lucas
    Key Cast
    "Annie"
  • Sammie Williams
    Key Cast
    "Veronica"
    Dear Evan Hansen (Broadway), Caroline, Or Change (Broadway)
  • Tommy Schrider
    Key Cast
    "Father Ron"
    War Horse (Broadway), The Americans (FX)
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 34 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 25, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Mammoth Film Festival
    Mammoth Lakes, CA
    United States
    March 5, 2023
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Female Voices Rock Film Festival
    Brooklyn, NY
    United States
    May 5, 2023
    New York City Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Richmond International Film Festival
    Richmond, Virginia
    United States
    September 30, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Abbey George

Abbey George is a filmmaker, producer, and actor based in New York City, originally from Houston, Texas. "Jesus Would Have Loved Punk Rock" is her directorial debut.

Abbey has produced dozens of indie projects, including music videos for The Neverends and an up-and-coming web series called "Quarter Life Crisis." Abbey is the founder of Abbey George Productions, a production company that aims to develop new and exciting works that give voice to complex female driven narratives.

As an actor she has developed work with Ensemble Studio Theatre, Powerhouse + New York Stage & Film, and The 24 Hour Plays. Abbey holds a BFA in Acting from Montclair University and enjoys analog photography and thrifting in her free time.

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Director Statement

When I started developing "Jesus Would Have Loved Punk Rock" I had two goals: to celebrate authentic women driven narratives and to explore the idea of religious trauma. I went to a Christian high school from sophomore to senior year and consider myself to have narrowly avoided religious indoctrination. An exaggeration? Maybe. But the misogyny and hypocrisy that takes place in religious institutions has always infuriated me. Over the years, I found myself coming back to themes of religion, isolation, and rites of passage. I wrote a short story called "One Inch Too Short" about a school uniform skirt deemed too short by the dean of girls, which went on to inspire much of the world that is "Jesus Would Have Loved Punk Rock."

"Punk teaches the same inversion of power as the Gospel. You learn that the coolest thing about having a microphone is turning it away from your own mouth.” - Julien Baker