
Voices of the Gods + Let the Church Say Amen!
Tell It Like It Is: Black Independents in New York, 1968 – 1986
February 6 - 21, 2015
Q&A with filmmaker Al Santana and Eric V. Tait of The Black Documentary Collective on February 15
A program on religion and ritual, these modern classics represent two examples of the influential function and position that religious observation occupies as an essential part of African-American culture.
Voices of the Gods (Al Santana, 1985, 60m)
Let the Church Say Amen! (St. Clair Bourne, 1973, 67m)
Q&A with filmmaker Al Santana and Eric V. Tait of The Black Documentary Collective on February 15
A program on religion and ritual, highlighting two opposite ends of the spectrum in the role of religion in the black community. These modern classics represent two examples of the influential function and position that religious observation occupies as an essential part of African-American culture. Images courtesy of Marilyn Nance.
Voices of the Gods
Al Santana, USA, 1985, 16mm, 60m
Let the Church Say Amen!
St. Clair Bourne, USA, 1973, 16mm, 67m


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