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- 2021
- TV-14
- One State Films
- 1 h 27 m
- 2021
- TV-14
- One State Films
- 1 h 27 m
Summary How They Got Over tells the story of how Black gospel quartet music became a primary source of what would be known as rock and roll, and in the process helped to break down racial walls in mid-twentieth century America.
- 2021
- TV-14
- One State Films
- 1 h 27 m
- 2021
- TV-14
- One State Films
- 1 h 27 m
How They Got Over
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Summary How They Got Over tells the story of how Black gospel quartet music became a primary source of what would be known as rock and roll, and in the process helped to break down racial walls in mid-twentieth century America.
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With a trove of archival performance footage, much of it from the television show TV Gospel Time, and the wisdom to let those images breathe, the film leans into the maxim about showing not telling.
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Production Company
Foundation for New Media,
Tannen Media Ventures,
One State Films,
Diandrea Media,
Southern Humanities Media Fund
Release Date Oct 29, 2021
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating TV-14
Genres
Awards
South Georgia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations