Carry Me Home
Directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples2009 25mDocumentary, Short
8.0
For over two centuries, African-American funeral homes have passed down an untold, elaborate tradition of burying the dead in grand flair. Carry Me Home, a short documentary, witnesses this tradition touch one widow's life and transforms her grief into celebration. After the loss of her husband, Lessie Thompson surrounds herself with her family and prepares for the funeral, opening a window into the rich, vivid history of African-American funeral traditions that span from segregation and slavery all the way back to West Africa. Horse drawn carriages carrying the coffin, brightly colored funeral garments and open expressions of grief and celebration color many African-American funeral services. These stylish and celebratory ceremonies have been passed down through generations old family-run funeral homes, and continue today.
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Carry Me Home was released on January 1, 2009.
Carry Me Home was directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples.
Carry Me Home has a runtime of 25m.
Carry Me Home was produced by Jonathan Arkin, Nate Ruegger.
For over two centuries, African-American funeral homes have passed down an untold, elaborate tradition of burying the dead in grand flair. Carry Me Home, a short documentary, witnesses this tradition touch one widow's life and transforms her grief into celebration. After the loss of her husband, Lessie Thompson surrounds herself with her family and prepares for the funeral, opening a window into the rich, vivid history of African-American funeral traditions that span from segregation and slavery all the way back to West Africa. Horse drawn carriages carrying the coffin, brightly colored funeral garments and open expressions of grief and celebration color many African-American funeral services. These stylish and celebratory ceremonies have been passed down through generations old family-run funeral homes, and continue today.
The key characters in Carry Me Home are Self (Ruth Cookie Baker), Self (Ruth Granny Baker), Self (Ronald Keith Barrett).
Carry Me Home is a Documentary, Short film.
Carry Me Home has an audience rating of 8 out of 10.
Carry Me Home had a budget of $6,000.