Film Festival of Joy: Joyful Noise

Join us to close out the Film Festival of Joy with a night of jubilation and song featuring a live gospel choir. The evening kicks off with a live performance by the award-winning Anointed Friends, a Paterson-based gospel group founded by Roz Thompson who will be joined by Brittany Dawson, Tiffany McCutchen, Tyeshia Reels.

Next up, we’ll screen Say Amen, Somebody, one of the most acclaimed music documentaries of all time following the father and matron of gospel and earth-shaking performances.

This page is for single-event tickets for these screenings only. Click here for more information about Film Festival of Joy Passes, including discounted passes for both of Sunday's Film Festival of Joy events.

Say Amen, Somebody

One of the most acclaimed music documentaries of all time, Say Amen, Somebody is George Nierenberg’s masterpiece — a joyous, funny, deeply emotional celebration of Black culture, featuring the father of Gospel, Thomas A. Dorsey ("Precious Lord, Take My Hand"), its matron, Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith, and earth-shaking performances by the Barrett Sisters and the O'Neal Twins.

Health and Safety

Face masks are required to be worn at all times while in the McDonnell Theater.

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