A time for burning
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | A time for burning |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1966 |
| length | 58 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Barbara Connell , William C. Jersey |
| production | William C. Jersey |
| camera | William C. Jersey |
| cut | Barbara Connell, William C. Jersey |
A Time for Burning is an American documentary from 1966 .
action
Reverend William Youngdahl is the new pastor of the Augustana Lutheran Congregation, Omaha . His attempts to improve relations between his white middle class church and neighboring black churches have met resistance. Senator Ernie Chambers predicts whites indifference and black suspicion, frustrating Youngdahl. Even so, he makes a number of informal visits to the communities.
He finds support in the lawyer Ted Backstrom, the chairman of the church welfare committee. The parishioner Ray Christensen, however, fears that the integration of blacks could divide the church. The Zimmerman couple, church school teachers, organize visits to the Presbyterian Memorial Church of Kalvin. The black youth respond with visits on their part, which leads to controversy in the community.
During the visit of the couple from the Lutheran Hope Church, Youngdahl is informed that his predecessors, who advocated the integration of blacks, were forced to resign. The declining church attendance leads Youngdahl to resign.
criticism
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops spoke of an extraordinary document, a moving document.
Awards
In 1968 the film was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Documentary . In 2005 he was inducted into the National Film Registry .
background
The film first appeared on US television on October 17, 1966 on the NET Journal channel . The cinema premiere took place on February 23, 1967 in New York.
The theatrical distribution of the independent film took over the Lutheran Church in America .
Web links
- A Time for Burning in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ criticism of the USCCB (Engl.) ( Memento of 13 July 2012 in the Web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Information at TCM (engl.)