Jump at the sun / producer and writer, Kristy Andersen ; director, Sam Pollard ; co-produced by Bay Bottom News and Thirteen/WNET's American Masters.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Edition | Standard format. |
| Publication Info | [San Francisco, Calif.] : California Newsreel, ©2008. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Andersen, Kristy. |
| Other author/creator | Pollard, Sam. |
| Other author/creator | Brockington, Kim. |
| Other author/creator | Hugot, Marceline. |
| Other author/creator | Merkerson, S. Epatha, 1952- |
| Other author/creator | Hunter, Marian. |
| Other author/creator | Vappie, Don, 1956- |
| Other author/creator | Bay Bottom News (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) |
| Other author/creator | California Newsreel (Firm) |
| Variant title | Title on container: Zora Neale Hurston : jump at the sun |
| Contents | Eatonville -- On to Harlem -- Queen of Harlem renaissance -- Searching for folktales -- Voodoo, hoodoo culture -- Mule bone -- Jonah's gourd vine -- Mules and men -- Celebrating common folk -- The magic of black language -- Lomax/Documenting black music -- Their eyes were watching God -- Filming sanctified religion -- Dust tracks on a road -- Out of step with civil rights -- Rediscovery and praise. |
| Abstract | A biography of African American author and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston, the first black woman to enter the American literary canon. |
| Credits | Editor, Marian Sears Hunter ; original score, Don Vappie. |
| Cast | Kim Brockington, Marceline Hugot. |
| Performer | Narrator, S. Epatha Merkerson. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | In English; closed-captioned. |
| Genre/form | Biographical films. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Other title | American masters (Television program) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PS3515.U789 Z98 2008 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |