THE BLOOD OF JESUS

One of the landmark achievements in early African-American film, as well as the high-water mark of director Spencer Williams (who’d later achieve mainstream fame with his starring role on the “Amos & Andy” TV show). This low-budget morality play was first selected for preservation on the National Film Registry in the ‘90s. Williams achieves ethereal wonder with his tale of an atheist who accidentally shoots his religious wife. As she lies dying, her soul goes on a symbolic journey between heaven and hell.