The Angel That Stands By Me (1983) by Allie Light and Irving Saraf
Sunday, December 9, 1984, 8:00 pm
Black-American Folk Artists on Film
Presented in Cooperation with the Film Arts Foundation. Filmmakers will be present
American Treasure: The Folk Art of Joaquim Miguel Almeida (1984) by Kathryn Golden and Ashley James, 30 min. PREMIERE. A folk tale within a folk song, one man’s art work and oral history tells the story of his people in this country. The boats he carves begin with replicas of those heard in the poetry, recalled in the memories, and told in the folklore of Cape Verdean-Americans, ending with those created from his imagination.
Tchuba…means rain (1981), by Golden and James, 10 min. An introductory film on Cape Verdean history and culture. Ashley James and Kathryn Golden are San Francisco filmmakers who have produced several independent films and are currently working on a film of the late jazz pianist Earl Fatha Hines.
The Angel That Stands By Me (1983) by Allie Light and Irving Saraf, 28 min. Minnie Evans is the embodiment of the visionary artist. She is an 88-year-old Black painter of Wilmington, North Carolina, who has created a world of mythic animals, religious symbols, and natural beauty Angel… concludes Allie Light and Irving Saraf’s highly acclaimed series on American Folk Artists (Visions of Paradise); each artist in the series comes from a different ethnic background was self-taught, and began pursuing their art late in life.