Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940

Overview

Field recordings of religious services in a South Carolina Gullah community. Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 is a 1940 short documentary film which shows religious services taking place in a South Carolina Gullah community. In 2005, Commandment Keeper Church was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 24, 1940

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Carrie Belle Washington,Zora Neale Hurston,May Belle Washington,Willie Robinson,Frank Bates,Reverend George Washington,Izora Robinson,Reuben Stephenson,Carrie Roberts,Henry Mooreand 3 more

Director

Zora Neale Hurston

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0495820