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A serious comedy about gospel, gender and going home! Sister Glen Moore's dying wishes include a eulogy by Jesse Jackson, a spiritual delivered by "the big opera star" Benita Cross and a final face to face with her estranged mother, the redoubtable Mrs. Gertrude Hudson. Reverend Dexter, of Brooklyn's New Canaan Church, must rely on his full reserves of wisdom, patience and heavenly guidance to negotiate the late sister's exquisitely orchestrated funeral and the little secret that she carries with her to the grave. A City Called Heaven was the official selection of the New York African Diaspora Film Festival and the Los Angeles Pan-African Film Festival.
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A City Called Heaven
Starring: Gerald Orange Director: Hugh Thompson Manufacturer: Eclectic DVD Dist. ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD ASIN: B00092ZLQW Release Date: 2005-05-31 |
Description
A serious comedy about gospel, gender and going home! Sister Glen Moore's dying wishes include a eulogy by Jesse Jackson, a spiritual delivered by "the big opera star" Benita Cross and a final face to face with her estranged mother, the redoubtable Mrs. Gertrude Hudson. Reverend Dexter, of Brooklyn's New Canaan Church, must rely on his full reserves of wisdom, patience and heavenly guidance to negotiate the late sister's exquisitely orchestrated funeral and the little secret that she carries with her to the grave. A City Called Heaven was the official selection of the New York African Diaspora Film Festival and the Los Angeles Pan-African Film Festival.DVD:
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