Event

REJOICE AND SHOUT

Tuesday, August 2 at 7:30pm
Members $9 / Public $13 Includes Reception
In Person: Producer JOE LAURO

SUBLIME. ONE OF THE MOST SHEERLY ENJOYABLE FILMS OF THE YEAR. Whatever your spiritual beliefs,
you will come out of it completely uplifted and revivified." David Noh, Film Journal

Rejoice and Shout traces the evolution of Gospel through its many musical styles the
spirituals and early hymns, the four-part harmony-based quartets, the integration of
blues and swing into Gospel, the emergence of Soul, and the blending of Rap and Hip Hop
elements. Gospel music also walked in step with the story of African-American culture -
slavery, hardscrabble rural existence and plantation work, the exodus to major cities, the
Depression, World War II, civil rights and empowerment. Rejoice and Shout connects the
history of African-American culture with Gospel as it first impacted popular culture at large.
Years in the making, Rejoice and Shout captures so much of what is special about this music
and African-American Christianity the sermonizing, the heartfelt testimonials, getting slain
in the spirit, the hard hollering, and of course the inspiring music. (USA, 2010, 91 min.)