Tag: documentary
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Step inside the world of The Sacred Harp—a 19th-century tunebook kept alive in communal gatherings of unaccompanied, full-voiced singing. Singing the Shapes invites viewers into this radically participatory tradition, where anyone who shows up can lead, and the boundary between singer and audience disappears. Filmed across the South, Midwest, and beyond, the documentary captures the…
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COMING SOON! “Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp,” directed by Matt & Erica Hinton, originally aired on PBS in 2008. Using the latest technology, the makers have remastered the film for a new release, featuring the following improvements: Completely remastered, Upconverted from SD to HD, Deinterlaced, Partially re-edited, New archival materials, Never…
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We’re thrilled to share the launch of a new project that aims to capture the beauty, history, and community of shape-note singing: Singing the Shapes, a feature-length documentary currently in development by filmmaker Timothy Morton. The project now has a live fundraiser at https://gofund.me/8a9825ce, and your support can help bring this important film to life.…