Homegoings

Homegoings

2013. USA. Directed by Christine Turner. Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African American funerals is brought to life. Filmed at Owens Funeral Home in New York City’s historic Harlem neighborhood, the film takes an up-close and unusual look at the rarely seen world of undertaking, one of the few occupations black Americans could enter into freely after slavery. Combining cinéma vérité with intimate interviews and personal photographs, Homegoings paints a portrait of the dearly departed and the man who serves them. Courtesy of Peralta Pictures. (IS; POV) 58 min.