Leaving Jesus vs Rising Through the Fray
Rising Through the Fray has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Leaving Jesus). Leaving Jesus is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 28m. Leaving Jesus is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Leaving Jesus
Rising Through the Fray| Leaving Jesus | Rising Through the Fray | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Ellen Fiske | Courtney Montour |
| Main cast | – | – |
Synopsis
Leaving Jesus
A group of former Christians Fundamentalists come together during a retreat in San Francisco to deal with what they’ve gone through, both as active in a restrictive congregation but also as defectors of a congregation that gave them meaning in life.
Rising Through the Fray
Combining interviews and live cinema, Rising Through the Fray plunges us into the heart of Indigenous Rising Roller Derby, the first international team to bring together Indigenous players from several countries. For Sour Cherry, Krispy, Hawaiian Blaze, and their teammates, the sport becomes much more than a competition. Through it, they find a space for sisterhood, resilience, acceptance, and healing. On camera, they share intimate stories not…
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