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Released
1962 · FILM

Sunday on the River

Footage of black life aboard a Sunday pleasure cruise set to song

Runtime
28 min
Documentary

Synopsis

This short begins with footage of Harlem church congregations, but focuses mainly on a chartered Hudson River boat trip; Disembarking, we see picnicks in the park and dancing in the woods. Director Gordon Hitchens founded Film Comment magazine and believed strongly in film as a marker and influencer of social progress.

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Principal cast & crew: 5

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Edited by Joseph MarzanoShot by Amatsia HiuniScored by Judy Levine

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