Mahalia Jackson

Her music cut through whatever lay in it’s wake and shackled itself to your soul. Those who witnessed her singing spoke of being taken to a sacred palce, of the sheer power of her voice, of the rapturous, transcendent nature of the experience.

Narrated by the late Paul Winfield (Touched By An Angel), the DVD follows the course of Jackson’s extraordinary life, from her beginnings as a sickly child singing in the churches of New Orleans, through her years in relative obscurity stubbornly refusing a more “commercial” sound, to her breakthrough with Columbia Records and her ascendancy to Carnegie Hall and the great stages of Europe.

This presentation gives the viewer an unforgettable insight into Jackson’s character and the extent of her considerable accomplishments.
Jackson’s story is told via never-before-seen photographs, archival footage and interviews with those who know her best, including the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Brother John Sellers and historian Studs Terkel, as well as her own recollections.

Official selection of The Jamerican Film Festival and The Memphis Indie Film Festival.

Featured on PBS.

Special edition DVD contains:

• Over two additional hours of rare vintage television performances
  
• Chapter selection
  
• Animated menus
  
• Dolby Digital 5.1 / 2.20 stereo audio
  
• Discography
  

Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Full Screen

Running Time: 90 minutes

View the trailer here (QuickTime required).