TV series

The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

2021 · 1 season

A scholarly, heartfelt journey through history and song, moving between archival pain and the soaring uplift of communal worship.

Overview: The 400-year-old story of the black church in America, the changing nature of worship spaces, and the men and women who shepherded them from the pulpit, the choir loft, and church pews.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, uplifting and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Faith, race, identity, family
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
race
identity
family
justice
Places: None
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none