Rejoice and Shout (2010)

A documentary on Gospel music's 200-year history.

Director:

Don McGlynn

Stars:

Bill Carpenter, Smokey Robinson, Mavis Staples

Cast

Credited cast:
Bill Carpenter	...	Himself
Andraé Crouch	...	Himself
Anthony Heilbut	...	Himself
Marie Knight	...	Herself (archive footage)
Darrel Petties
Smokey Robinson	...	Himself
The Selvy Family	...	Themselves
Mavis Staples	...	Herself
Ira Tucker Jr.	...	Himself
Ira Tucker	...	Himself (archive footage)
Willa Ward	...	Herself
Jacquie Gales Webb	...	Herself

Storyline

A documentary on Gospel music's 200-year history.

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Taglines:

A jubilant journey through gospel music history.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild thematic material and incidental smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 June 2011 (USA)

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,589 (USA) (3 June 2011)

Gross:

$100,119 (USA) (26 August 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deep River Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.23 (2011)

User Reviews

Too long, but too short too

I have a few points to add to tlsnyder42-1's thoughtful commentary: First, the film tried to cover too much in too short a time. I think the coverage was fairly well balanced between jubilee/hard gospel/choir, chose the right persons to focus on and has some wonderful clips, but I also felt as if it could have said and shown so much more. A shame to leave out Dorothy Love Coates, Alex Bradford, the Davis Sisters, Roberta Martin, etc. It would be wonderful if someone were willing to turn this into a four part series, similar to Ken Burns' Jazz or that collection of films on the blues.

On the other hand, it could have been edited a little more smartly. While I liked the commentaries, I think the film could have done without Smokey Robinson altogether and would have benefited from some editing of others' comments (it's the Ohio, not the Mississippi, that was the boundary between slavery and freedom--just look where Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and Texas are). While I can't tell you what to cut, I can say it dragged a bit. But those clips of the Hummingbirds and the Silvertones, plus the footage of believers slain in the spirit are revelatory. Worth being included with the other documentaries on the same theme.