THE LEGENDARY FILM THAT EXPLORES THE LIVES AND MUSIC OF THE PIONEERS OF MODERN GOSPEL MUSIC

featuring WILLIE MAE FORD SMITH, THOMAS A. DORSEY, THE BARRETT SISTERS and THE O'NEAL TWINS

[25th Arriversary Deluxe Edition]

"The music is as exciting and uplifting as any music I've ever heard on film. This is a great experience." - Roger Ebert

"Deeply moving" - The New York Times

"Wonderful" - Rolling Stone

"Thrilling" - New York Magazine

"One of the 10 Best Films of 1982"

- People Magazine, Rolling Stone, Chicago Sun Times, Miami Herald, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and many more!

DVD INCLUDES:

• FULL-LENGTH FEATURE FILM

• NEWLY-RECORDED

DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY

BY GEORGE T. NIERENBERG

• PHOTO GALLERY FEATURING IMAGES THAT PROVIDED THE INSPIRATION FOR THE FILM

• INDIVIDUALLY INDEXED SONGS

PLUS:

24 PAGE BOOKLET WITH ORIGINAL PHOTOS AND EXTENSIVE ESSAY BY

GOSPEL MUSIC SCHOLAR

ANTHONY HEILBUT

BONUS 15-SONG

SOUNDTRACK CD

ALSO INCLUDED