Let the church say amen

Resource Information

The work Let the church say amen represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Union Presbyterian Seminary Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Let the church say amen

Statement of responsibility

director, producer, editor, David Petersen ; producer, Mridu Chandra ; produced for the Independent Television Service by Beaufort 9 Films

Contributor

• Independent Television Service
• RB Media
• Chandra, Mridu
• Perkins, Bobby
• Perkins, Gail S
• Perkins, JoAnn
• Petersen, David J
• Beaufort 9 Films
• Film Movement (Firm)

Subject

• African American churches -- Washington (D.C.)
• African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) -- Social conditions
• Church work with African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
• Church work with the poor -- Washington (D.C.)
• Cities and towns -- Religious aspects | Christianity
• DVD
• Documentary films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Documentary films

Language

eng

Summary

Blocks away from the Capitol and White House stands a tiny storefront church, endeavoring to combat the street violence, unemployment, and homelessness that threaten American families living in poverty. Over the course of a year, this feature-length documentary follows four church members as they work to fulfill their dreams for a better life

Related

• Stolen moment

Member of

• Film Movement series, v. 3, film 4

Cataloging source

RECBX

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director, David Petersen

Dewey number

791.43

Intended audience

Not recommended for ages under 17

Language note

Closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.F67

LC item number

L48 2005

PerformerNote

Rev. Dr. JoAnn Perkins, Rev. Bobby Perkins, Gail S. Perkins

Runtime

87

Series statement

Film Movement series

Series volume

v. 3, film 4

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action