EVENT: Atlanta—"CARRY ME HOME" - Heading to Atlanta (Women of Color Arts & Film Festival)

"CARRY ME HOME" - Heading to Atlanta (Women of Color Arts & Film Festival)

Type:
Music/Arts - Preview
Date:
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Time:
2:45pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture & History Heritage Education Center Auditorium, 4th Floor, 101 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303

Description

Hi to All My Atlanta/Southern/East Coast folks,

My documentary, "Carry Me Home" (about African-American Funeral traditions) was selected to screen at The Women of Color Arts & Film Festival in Atlanta. "Carry Me Home" screens on Saturday, March 27th at 2:45pm. FREE ADMISSION.

Sadly, I will still be toiling away in LA on my new film, but my baby sister, Whitney will be there to represent me and speak on the the film. Thank you for your ongoing support.

Support Film! - Channing

FESTIVAL WEBSITE - http://www.wocaf.org/
CMH WEBSITE - http://www.carrymehomefilm.com

[English]| 2008| 27 mins| Short Documentary
Directed by: Channing Godfrey Peoples
USA
Date & Time:
Saturday, March 27th 2010, 2.45pm
Venue: Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture & History
Heritage Education Center Auditorium, Fourth Floor
101, Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303
FREE ADMISSION

SYNOPSIS:
For over two centuries, African-American funeral homes have passed down an untold, elaborate tradition of burying the dead in grand flair. Carry Me Home, a short documentary, witnesses this tradition touch one widow’s life and transforms her grief into celebration. After the loss of her husband, Lessie Thompson surrounds herself with her family and prepares for the funeral, opening a window into the rich, vivid history of African-American funeral traditions that span from segregation and slavery all the way back to West Africa.

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