Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 (1940)
42m
Running Time
March 24, 1940Release Date
Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 (1940)
42m
Running Time
March 24, 1940Release Date
Plot.
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".
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Reverend George Washington
Himself
Zora Neale Hurston
Director
Lou Brandt
Cinematographer
Izora Robinson
Self
Bob Lawrence
Cinematographer
Hugh Washington
Self
May Belle Washington
Self
Carrie Belle Washington
Self
Hattie Mae Washington
Self
Julia Jones
Self
Henry Moore
Self
Reuben Stephenson
Self
Willie Robinson
Self
Frank Bates
Self
Carrie Roberts
Self
Norman Chalfin
Sound
Details.
Wiki.
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.
The documentary film was directed by Zora Neale Hurston.
In 2005, Commandment Keeper Church was selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".