Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940
March 24, 1940
42 min
✓ Released 31576 days ago
Documentary
6.5
User Score
11 votes
About
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".
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Zora Neale Hurston
Runtime: 42 min
Top Cast
Zora Neale Hurston
Herself
Reverend George Washington
Himself
Izora Robinson
Self
Hugh Washington
Self
May Belle Washington
Self
Carrie Belle Washington
Self
Hattie Mae Washington
Self
Julia Jones
Self
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