Black Delta Religion

(Black Delta Religion)
William Ferris / USA, 1968
English version / Czech subtitles, 14 min

A powerful visual record of the Sanctified black churches of the Mississippi Delta, filmed at the end of an era in 1968. The film includes footage from a rural church service and a full immersion baptism, with a soundtrack full of primal gospel energy.

The screening together with films:
Gravel Springs Fife and Drum
Mississippi Delta Blues