Homegoings
7.6
Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African-American funerals are brought to life. Filmed at Owens Funeral Home in New York City's historic Harlem neighborhood, Homegoings takes an up-close look at the rarely seen world of undertaking in the black community, where funeral rites draw on a rich palette of tradition, history and celebration. Combining cinéma vérité with intimate interviews and archival photographs, the film paints a portrait of the dearly departed, their grieving families and a man who sends loved ones "home."
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Christine Turner Director · Daniel Bernard Roumain Composer Marshall Stief Cinematographer
United States release June 25, 2013 · Produced in United States · Production Peralta Pictures
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P.O.V./American Documentary
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Peralta Pictures
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · June 25, 2013
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United States · January 1, 2021
Digital · The Criterion Channel
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