A Time for Burning (1966)
1966 · Short film · 29 min · dir. Barbara Connell, Bill Jersey
- Documentary
Synopsis
In the mid-1960s, 1200 White people attend Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska. Nearby, Negro Lutherans worship at Hope Lutheran Church. Reverend Bill Youngdahl, Augustana's pastor, proposes that ten couples visit ten Negro families from Hope. It's a controversial idea; within weeks, Youngdahl resigns. The camera observes: Augustana parishioners discuss the idea, the social ministry committee meets with Hope leaders, and Hope youth talk about race and religion. Ernie Chambers, a Negro barber, predicts Youngdahl's failure, and Chambers' implacable questions help lead Ray Christensen, an Augustana social ministry member, to a conversion.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Barbara Connell, Bill Jersey
- Running time
- 29 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Race relations
Cast & crew
- Barbara Connell, Bill Jersey Director
- Ernie Chambers
- Ray Cristensen
- Bill Youngdahl