Change Your Image
Mistah Jonze
Reviews
Holy Ghost People (1967)
Puts all the current "reality" TV to shame... a 1st rate document
This little film is a first rate documentation of a snake handling worship service in southern appalachia shot in the early sixties. The filmakers journey to a small town in West Virginia and interview several of the people involved who havebeen saved. This simple film is respectfully done and the testimonies of these people alone might make a believer of you. If you can find it, rent it and be amazed by the power of the Spirit at work in these lives!
Forgotten Fires (1998)
K.K.K. confessions: A True Story of Ignorance and Redemption
I saw this on U.N.C.-TV 2 years ago and was moved by the tale and the way it was told. This an excellent example of documentary video making.
A young white male is swept up in the hatred of his father's generation and commits arson, burning two black churches to the ground in SC lowcountry. This film/video is an excellent portrait of people torn apart by the forces of racism in the 1990's. The filmmakers effectively create a moving narrative, weaving the confession of the young convict, reactions of his relatives with the responses of the victims.
I don't know if you can rent this video at your local store, but you might be able to order a copy from either U.N.C.-TV or S.C.E.T.V. This would be an excellent teaching aid for racism workshops. It doesn't simply demonize the Klan, but shows their ignorance and that even Klansmen can mend their ways.