Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 Explained

Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940
Runtime:	42 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 is a 1940 short documentary film which shows religious services taking place in a South Carolina Gullah community.

The documentary film was directed by Zora Neale Hurston.

In 2005, Commandment Keeper Church was selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^{[1] [2]}

External links

• Commandment Keeper Church essay by Fayth M. Parks at National Film Registry https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-film-preservation-board/documents/commandment_keeper_church.pdf
• Commandment Keeper Church essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010, pages 315-316 https://books.google.com/books/about/America_s_Film_Legacy.html?id=deq3xI8OmCkC

Notes and References

1. Web site: Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry. . September 1, 2012.
2. Web site: Complete National Film Registry Listing . 2020-06-02. Library of Congress.