Two intellectual titans walk into a bar—one believes in nothing, the other in everything. Sparks fly.
COLLISION carves a new path in documentary film-making as it pits leading atheist, political journalist and bestselling author Christopher Hitchens against fellow author, satirist and evangelical theologian Douglas Wilson, as they go on the road to exchange blows over the question: "Is Christianity Good for the World?". The two contrarians laugh, confide and argue, in public and in private, as they journey through three cities. And the film captures it all. The result is a magnetic conflict, a character-driven narrative that sparkles cinematically with a perfect match of arresting personalities and intellectual rivalry. COLLISION is directed by prolific independent filmmaker Darren Doane (Van Morrison: Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl, The Battle For L.A., Godmoney).
Direction
Doane lets the rivalry breathe without manufactured drama.
Editing
Seamless cuts between public sparring and private warmth.
Director
Darren Doane
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film accidentally documents the last gasp of substantive public intellectual discourse before social media reduced debate to performance art.
Hitchens's cancer diagnosis came just months after filming; this captures his final era of full vitality and merciless wit.
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