Mahalia Jackson Movies
- 2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)7.6592021HD
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and...
- 1959
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life7.431959HD
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
- 1964
The Best Man
The Best Man7.31964HD
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the...
- 1960
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Jazz on a Summer's Day7.21960HD
Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day...
- 1997
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls7.21997HD
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a...
- 1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis71970HD
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional...
- 2023
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles02023HD
Raymond Anthony Myles was the electrifying Gospel Genius of New Orleans. Like a comet shooting across the sky, he was here one minute –...
- 1958
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues7.81958HD
Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but...
- 2019
My Music: A Classic Christmas
My Music: A Classic Christmas7.52019HD
Gavin MacLeod and Marion Ross host a Christmas celebration that features classic performances of popular holiday standards and traditional carols...
- 1997
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory101997HD
Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extraordinary life - from her humble beginnings as a...
- 2008
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong8.52008HD
Documenting Louis Armstrong's appearance at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.
- 1969
Black Woodstock
Black Woodstock01969HD
The Harlem Cultural Festival, also known as "Black Woodstock", was a series of music concerts held in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City during the...
- 1988
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul01988HD
Aretha Franklin's recording career is examined through archival footage and interviews with family and prominent figures within the music industry.
- 1975
Mahalia
Mahalia01975HD
Mahalia Jackson was the greatest gospel singer in the world. Shortly before her death in 1972, she embarked on a triumphant European tour, and this...