Film Festival in the Hood
The New Orleans Afrikan Film Festival is once again returning to MidCity to offer up a film at the Fairgrounds on March 11th at 6PM. NOAFest has a done a good job of vetting films we may not see in any other venue that are worth a look. This one is Awake My Soul:
Synopsis:
Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp is the first feature documentary about Sacred Harp singing, a form of a cappella, shape note hymn singing. Shape note singing has survived over 200 years. Singers break open The Sacred Harp, a 160-year-old shape note hymnal which has preserved these fiercely beautiful songs which are some of the oldest in America. The film offers a glimpse into the lives of this “lost tonal tribe” whose history is a story of both rebellion and tradition.