Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 poster

Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940(1940)

  • Documentary
6.4

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".

Status:Released
Release Date:Mar 24, 1940
Runtime: 42m

Director:

Zora Neale Hurston

Top Cast

Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston

Herself

Reverend George Washington

Reverend George Washington

Himself

Izora Robinson

Izora Robinson

Self

Hugh Washington

Hugh Washington

Self

May Belle Washington

May Belle Washington

Self

Carrie Belle Washington

Carrie Belle Washington

Self

Hattie Mae Washington

Hattie Mae Washington

Self

Julia Jones

Julia Jones

Self

Henry Moore

Henry Moore

Self

Reuben Stephenson

Reuben Stephenson

Self

Willie Robinson

Willie Robinson

Self

Frank Bates

Frank Bates

Self

Carrie Roberts

Carrie Roberts

Self

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