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Event: OCC.0263
Testify, Beyond Place
October 14, 2021
Film screening and talk with Director Marie Cochran. Testify, Beyond Place pays homage to the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church as well as its relationship to Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC. The year the film was produced in 2013, marked the 85th anniversary of the church demolition and gravesite removal to make way for the expansion of the campus. A marker at Robertson Residence Hall designates the original site of the church structure and approximately 100 graves.
Testify bears witness to this event and provides a context for dialogue about a shared history and honors the resilience of the congregation.
Producer/Director – Marie T. Cochran; Cinematography, Sound Design and Original Music – Kevin Slamon; Editing – Kevin Slamon and Marie T. Cochran
Testify bears witness to this event and provides a context for dialogue about a shared history and honors the resilience of the congregation.
Producer/Director – Marie T. Cochran; Cinematography, Sound Design and Original Music – Kevin Slamon; Editing – Kevin Slamon and Marie T. Cochran
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (120 College Street)