Jesus Rides a Harley
A lonely widow's conviction that an East Los Angeles biker is Jesus spreads through her neighborhood, turning private grief into communal revelation.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- surreal
- reflective
- quiet evening
- short film showcase
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The widow convinces herself that a biker is Jesus, and the neighborhood adopts the same interpretation.
The east Los Angeles neighborhood comes to share the widow's conviction about the biker.
A biker in an east L.A. neighborhood is perceived through explicitly religious, potentially supernatural meaning.
The protagonist is a lonely widow whose interpretation of the biker becomes socially influential.
Films like Jesus Rides a Harley, and why
The Apostle
shared themes of religious belief, community projection, and intimate neighborhood drama
Bless Me, Ultima
shared magical realism, spiritual ambiguity, and a marginalized community rallying around an enigmatic outsider
The Rapture
shared unconventional religious imagery, outsider protagonists, and melancholic social observation
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Boston
- Release Date
- 2019-12-12
- Runtime
- 29 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Michael Boston
- Samuel Whitehill
- Kay Wilson
- Shannan Leigh Yancsurak
- Julian R. Booth
- Kofi Baffour
- Calvin Benuto
- Julia Pels
- Malachi Ryan
- Maria Quezada
Common questions
- What is Jesus Rides a Harley about?
- A lonely widow's conviction that an East Los Angeles biker is Jesus spreads through her neighborhood, turning private grief into communal revelation.
- What is Jesus Rides a Harley like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jesus Rides a Harley as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Jesus Rides a Harley violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Jesus Rides a Harley as mild.
- Which films are like Jesus Rides a Harley?
- Films with a similar feel include The Apostle, Bless Me, Ultima, and The Rapture.
- How long is Jesus Rides a Harley?
- Jesus Rides a Harley runs 29 minutes.
