Fannie Bell Chapman: Gospel Singer

1975 42 min

Overview

16mm color documentary based on fieldwork William Ferris conducted with gospel singer and folk healer Fannie Bell Chapman and her family in Centreville, Mississippi in the early 1970s. Footage includes Chapman and her daughters singing and praying during church services and at home, a healing service at the Chapman home, and Chapman "speaking in tongues" after healing. Members of the Chapman family also discuss the development of their faith, the call to heal and sing the Christian gospel, and their lives singing together.

Genres

Documentary

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Spoken Languages

English en

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Cast

Crew

Bill Ferris

Director

Judy Peiser

Director

Bobby Taylor

Director

Posters

External Links

Official Website