Let the Church Say Amen (2015)
Directed by David Petersen
Sub-Genres - Biography, Religions & Belief Systems, Social Issues |
Run Time - 75 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Andrea LeVasseur
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker David Peterson directs the documentary Let the Church Say Amen. The World Missions for Christ Church exists inside a small storefront in Washington, D.C. While the city government lacks funds and power, this little church reaches out to make necessary, positive changes in the community. Homelessness, violence, and drug addiction are all faced head-on by the church members, as missionaries seek out those who have been left behind by poverty and injustice. Peterson presents faith as a force of hope and inspiration within a crumbling, neglected city. Let the Church Say Amen premiered the 2003 SilverDocs Documentary Film Festival and screened at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival as part of the American Spectrum competition.
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church, community, congregation, God, homelessness, hope, inner-city, poverty, urban-problems, family, neighborhood, violence, faith
