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Title	The Blood of Jesus
Creator	Amegro Films
Contributors	Williams, Spencer (writer, producer, director); Sack, Alfred (producer)
Date	1941
Decade	1940-1949
Part Of	Tyler, Texas Black film collection
Description	This movie is about the accidental shooting of a woman and of the faith in Jesus that brings her back. As she lies dying, her soul goes on a symbolic journey in which it rejects Hell for Zion, Satan for God, at the foot of the cross. When she awakens recovered, the choir of sisters and brothers from the church come in to sing and celebrate the miracle. The movie offers a glimpse into Southern Baptist life from an African-American perspective. It was written and directed by pioneering independent filmmaker Spencer Williams, and made specifically for African-American audiences in segregated movie theaters. The Blood of Jesus remains one of the most highly regarded films of Williams' career, and it was placed in the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1991. In 2008, SMU’s print of The Blood of Jesus was preserved with a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation (http://www.filmpreservation.org/).
Related Resources	MARC records: http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=2584235; http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1753223; http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1023980
Keywords	African Americans; Baptists; religion; drama
Original Media	Original media: 35 mm film
Form/Genre	Motion pictures Video recording
Digital Resource Type	video
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2012
Digital Format	Digital format: TRT 00:56:28.30; Streaming File: Presented in Vimeo as 640 x 480
Digitization Process	Digitization Process: Files were ripped from source DVD to create uncompressed QuickTime .mov master file using reverse telecine process.
Identifier	ttb_01
Upload File Name	http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/ttb/stream/ttb_01_stream.html
Archival File Name(s)	ttb_01_bloodofjesus_up.mp4
Archival File Path	ARCHIVE\ContentDM\Hamon\TTB_TylerBlackFilms\TTB_Download\
Project Files	PROJECT\DigitalCollections\Hamon\TTB_TylerTexasBlackFilms
Digital Collection	Tyler, Texas Black Film Collection
Library	Hamon Library
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	This movie has been determined to be in the public domain. Under this copyright status, it may be freely used. Please cite Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, G. William Jones Film and Video Collection as the source of this file. For more information, contact filmarchive@smu.edu.

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