The Scroll will be shown at 2011 American Black Film Festival. The companion website looks great and has lots of great clips and information.
“Parrish Smith the son of a preacher always fell asleep in church when he was a child
… until his father started telling stories.
It was the storytelling that engaged him and those stories made the Word relevant to him in his every day life. The story of “The Scroll: Evidence of Life Unseen” some might say has been in the works for over 30 years.
With so much calamity and uncertainty in today’s world, insights from our faith based leaders is needed more today than ever. “The Scroll: Evidence of Life Unseen” is a collection of stories told by the most prolific religious leaders of the 21st century. This movie is an intimate portrait of the hearts of pastors and ministers out of their robes and pulpits. They share inspiring life stories and commentary on their global societal outlook. There are moments where you will split your sides with laughter and other moments where you will want to fall to your knees in tears. This is their living and breathing testimonies. These are the stories that will make you sit up and listen. These stories will give you amazing history lessons and subtly prepare you to answer your own life journey questions.”
Interviews include:
T.D.Jakes, Eddie L. Long, A.R. Bernard, Al Sharpton Jr., Alyn E. Waller, Bernice A. King, Charles
E. Blake, Noel Jones, Marvin L. Sapp, Shirley Caesar, Kenneth Ulmer, Hezekiah Walker, Floyd
H. Flake, Paul S. Morton, Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., Frederick K.C. Price, Calvin O. Butts III, Dale C.
Bronner, DeForest T B. Soaries Jr., Della Reese Lett, Vashti M. McKenzie, Jamal Bryant, Johnny
Ray Youngblood, David Jefferson Sr., Joseph Garlington, Tudor Bismark, Donald Hilliard Jr., E.
Dewey Smith Jr., Gardner C. Taylor, John K. Jenkins Sr., John L. McCoy, Keith W. Reed Sr.,
Lawrence Powell, Beverly Crawford, Mark Tyler, Don Johnson, Perry Simmons Jr., Stanley
Dumornay, Stephen Hurd, Wess Morgan
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