This film was proposed by our member Labeja Kodua Okullu, who writes: 'I return to this film regularly, a documentary that swells with soul, feeling, tenderness and an undeniable joy in the act of performing, especially in a gospel setting. I would love to see it on the big screen again. Aretha is amazing, her father is amazing, the choir leader and pianist is stunning.'
Please note, the screening on 22 April is our Free Members' Screening, and the screening on 30 April is a general public screening.
In 1972, after a series of 11 consecutive hits, Aretha Franklin recorded `Amazing Grace,' the most successful gospel album of all time at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. The film's footage was shot under the direction of Sydney Pollack.