Georgia Sea Island SIngers (1963)
1963 · Short film · 15 min · dir. Bess Lomax Hawes
Synopsis
Presents pure spirituals as they were sung during the 19th century on St. Simon's, an isolated island off the Georgia coast. Was made on the San Fernando Valley St. Coll. Campus. Songs include: Moses, Yonder Comes Day, Buzzard Lope (Throw Me Anywhere Lord), Adam in the Garden (Picking up Leaves), and Down in the Mire (Bright Star Shinning in Glory). Singers are: John Davis, Emma Ramsay, Henry Morrison, Mabel Hillary, Bessie Jones.
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Details
- Director
- Bess Lomax Hawes
- Running time
- 15 minutes
Cast & crew
- Bess Lomax Hawes Director
