BIBLE QUIZ follows seventeen-year-old Mikayla Irle as she memorizes books of the Bible on her quest to win the National Bible Quiz Championship and the heart of JP, her quiz team captain. The film explores coming of age in the face of faith, doubt, fierce competition, sexuality and teen love. It is director Nicole Teeny’s first feature length documentary.

Distribution

Theatrical release in 7 cities (including Alamo Drafthouse, LA Downtown Independent)
Netflix (and amazon, iTunes, etc.)
Sundance Channel in twenty territories
Selected by the US State Department ECA for the American Film Showcase.
All rights and windows currently available.

AWARDS:

• Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Feature Documentary - Slamdance Film Festival
• Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Documentary - United Film Festival San Francisco
• Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Documentary - Big Muddy Film Festival
• Silver SpIFFY Award for Best Documentary at the Spokane International Film Festival
• Local Audience Award at the Tacoma Film Festival
• Audience Award at the Big Muddy Film Festival
• Emerging Filmmaker Award at the Chagrin Film Festival
• Most Promising Filmmaker Award at the Spokane International Film Festival
• Nominated for Best Documentary at the Churches Movies Film Festival
• Artist Trust Award/Grant
• Tacoma Arts Commission Grant
• US State Dept. of Education and Cultural Affairs - selected for "American Film Showcase”

CREW

Director, Produce: Nicole Teeny
Executive Producer: Marco Williams
Editor: James Codoyannis
Supervising Editor: Jason Pollard
Associate Producer: Katheryn Warzak
Composer: Christopher North
Tech/Field Assistant: Spencer McCormick
Consultant: Eric Gray
Camera/Field Assistant: Nina Misch
Sound: Collin Blendell
Production Assistant: Pinar Comezoglu
Color/Post Supervisor: Mike Feldman
Motion Graphics Supervisor: Victoria Nece

Supported by:

Screenings

THEATRICAL RELEASE

Festival & Special Screenings

New York City, NY – Town Hall
03/14-3/20 ALL WEEK! Houston TX - Alamo Drafthouse
03/30 Kalamazoo, MI - Alamo Drafthouse
04/04 Lubbock, TX - Alamo Drafthouse
04/09 Austin, TX - Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline
04/19 Winchester, VA - Alamo Drafthouse
04/25-05/01 Los Angeles, CA - Downtown Independent
06/05/14 New York City, NY - IFC Center

Slamdance Film Festival: January 18-24
Newport Beach Film Festival: April 25-May 2
Waterfront Film Festival: June 14-16
Slamdance on the Road - Paramount Theater – Austin, TX: March 2
AMFM Fest: June 16
Royal Oak Film Society: July 26
Slamdance on the Road - IFC Center – New York, NY: July 8
Free Methodist Bible Quiz Nationals: July 10
Local Sightings Film Festival: Tuesday, October 1st at 7pm (September 27-October 4)
Kansas International Film Festival: Saturday, October 5 at 7:40pm
Ellensburg Film Festival: Saturday, October 5 at 3:30pm
Tacoma Film Festival: Friday october 4 at 7:30pm
Chagrin Film Festival: Friday, October 4 at 1pm & Saturday, October 5 at 10:00am
Churches Making Movies Film Festival: Saturday, October 12 at 3:00pm
New Orleans Film Festival: Sunday, October 13 at 3pm & Tuesday, October 15 at 6:30pm
Laughlin International Film Festival: October 17-20

Indie Memphis: Sunday, November 3 at 5:15pm
Virginia Film Festival: Sunday, November 10, 5:45pm
Santa Cruz Film Festival: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 4:45pm
Northwest Filmmaker’s Film Festival: Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 6:00pm
United Film Festival – San Francisco: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 2:00pm
St. Louis International Film Festival: Sunday, November 17
Cinema St. Louis Cinema for Students: Monday, November 18
Gideon’s Flame Film Festival: November 21, 8:15pm
Oxford Film Festival: February 6-9, 2014
Spokane International Film Festival: January 3-Feb 1, 2014
American Documentary Film Festival: Friday, March 28, 12:30 pm
Town Hall, Best Film Series: Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 7:30pm
Big Muddy Film Festival: Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 7:00pm
Beloit International Film Festival: February 20-March 1
American Documentary Film Festival: Palm Springs, CA – Friday, March 28, 12:30 pm

Press

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:

“instantly lovable” – John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter
“smart, funny and disarming” – L. A. Times
“vulnerable and charming” – LA Weekly
“Another Doc that wowed!” – Huffington Post
“real and honest” – Christian Post
“Easily one of my favorite documentaries of all time” – Roboapocalypse
“Nicole Teeny’s documentary about young love and the role religion can play is simple, unbiased and ultimately quite moving.” – IndieWire
“Director Nicole Teeny offers an empathetic inside-out perspective on a little-observed youth subculture.” – Wall Street Journal
“the greatness of the film is the questions it raises” – Truth On Cinema
“an endearing portrait” – Ben Umstead, Twitch
“stuck with me like no other film this year…It has the potential to be a film that people will remember for years to come.” – Jesse Hawthorne, San Francisco Bay Guardian
“quirky and funny…this movie leaves a sincere message of the joys and struggles most teenagers go through.” – Jory Carroll, SLUG Magazine
“a beautiful character study with a spirited tension and a humor-filled look at Bible Quiz…Teeny makes this a straightforward, likeable documentary that will completely win your heart.” – Roboapocolypse
“one of the most entertaining and endearing documentaries to come around this year” – The Film Stage