Some of y'all have indicated an interest in this interesting bit of our
country and cultures, here is a show that you might want to watch.
http://www.charlestonscene.com/article/20150929/CS/150929261/film-about-south-carolina-x2019-s-gullah-history-picked-up-by-pbs
Film about South Carolina’s Gullah history picked up by PBS
Abigail Darlington
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Sep 29 2015 2:49 pm
Anita Singleton-Prather stars in "Circle Unbroken," a film about Gullah
culture. (Anchor Media Group/Provided).
A film produced in the Lowcountry about the origins of Gullah culture in
South Carolina was recently picked up by PBS stations nationwide.
“Circle Unbroken: A Gullah Journey from Africa to America” is a part
musical, part documentary film produced by Ron Small. He co-wrote the
script with Anita Singleton-Prather, a folk storyteller known along the
South Carolina coast for her educational performances about Gullah
history. Singleton-Prather and her troupe of performers, the Gullah
Kinfolk, star in the film.
The National Educational Telecommunications Association selected the
film for distribution on PBS stations, and each of those channels will
individually make decisions about when it will be aired.
SCETV, the statewide PBS affiliate, has already scheduled a premiere
broadcast at 7 p.m. Oct. 5.
“ETV has always had a soft spot for Anita Singleton-Prather, (our star)
and the work she’s done to promote the Gullah culture, so they asked to
be our ‘presenting station,’ which gives us more clout in the national
arena and allies us with a powerful force in broadcasting,” Small
explained in an email.
“Further, the broadcast license is 3 years so each station can show it
as many times as they like. Hence, we expect a huge cross-section of PBS
stations across the country to broadcast the show numerous times,” he
added.
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