Under the tutelage of anthropologist Franz Boas (her former Columbia professor) and Harlem Renaissance arts patron Charlotte Osgood Mason, Zora Neale Hurston spent nearly two years, from 1927 to 1929, studying the folkloric customs, work songs, spirituals, and vernacular language of African American communities along the River Road and from New Orleans to Florida.
Fieldwork Footage (1928) is a documentary film directed by Zora Neale Hurston, released on January 8, 1928 with a runtime of 3m. It stars Zora Neale Hurston. Viewers rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 6 ratings.
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Directed by Zora Neale Hurston.
Average viewer score of 5.7/10 from 6 ratings.
Currently identified as "Fieldwork Footage," this 3-minute excerpt shows the Loughman, Florida, logging community in 1928. The first part is filmed from a moving traincar and shows Black workers pulling lumber from the forest and loading it onto the cars. Then we see a shot of the cars moving through town, loaded with lumber. The final 20 seconds shows a streetcar parked in front of what appears to be a house.…
Reviewed on July 2, 2023
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Fieldwork Footage (1928) is available to stream on Criterion Channel. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Fieldwork Footage (1928) includes Zora Neale Hurston. The film was directed by Zora Neale Hurston. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Fieldwork Footage was released on January 8, 1928 and runs for 3m.
Fieldwork Footage (1928) holds an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 6 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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