Thursday March 7 at Chatham 14, United States of HooDoo

March 7, 2013, 7pm Admission: $6.00
210 W 87th Street, Chicago, IL

THE UNITED STATES OF HOODOO
A road trip to the black roots of American culture

Germany 2012, 100 minutes
The United States of Hoodoo is a film about how African based spirituality has influenced America´s popular culture. The old African gods have taken on new forms since their arrival on North America’s shores. Their spirit now manifests itself in turn-table wizardry, improvisational skills and mind-blowing collages, rituals and performances. The film shakes up traditional and stereotypical ways of thinking about race, religion, rationality. Through meetings with musicians, writers and artists, miracle healers, gumbo cooks and Mississippi Blues men, this documentary explores a culture which has always drawn on a unique mix of different ethnic influences to produce its cultural diversity, allure, and vitality.

A film by OLIVER HARDT
Written by DARIUS JAMES and OLIVER HARDT
Original Music by ARTO LINDSAY & RABOTNIK
Produced by CHRISTEL BRUNN, OLIVER HARDT, ROBERT MALZAHN, SEBASTIAN POPP

Featuring Darius James and Ishmael Reed, Nick Cave, Val Jeanty, Shantrelle P. Lewis, Danny Simmons, Sallie Ann Glassman, Kanene Holder, Steve LaVere, David “Goat” Carson, Hassan Sekou Allen

Theatrical release in Germany: July 2012 | International premiere: August 2012, BlackStar Film Festival, Philadelphia, USA

The United States of Hoodoo | Official Trailer from Stoked Film, Germany on Vimeo.