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

  • NR
  • 03/24/1940 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 42m

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".

Zora Neale Hurston

Director

Cast

Zora Neale Hurston's headshot

Zora Neale Hurston

Herself
Reverend George Washington's headshot

Reverend George Washington

Himself
Izora Robinson's headshot

Izora Robinson

Self
Hugh Washington's headshot

Hugh Washington

Self
May Belle Washington's headshot

May Belle Washington

Self
Carrie Belle Washington's headshot

Carrie Belle Washington

Self
Hattie Mae Washington's headshot

Hattie Mae Washington

Self
Julia Jones's headshot

Julia Jones

Self

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