This program is possible thanks to the incredible support of Donna and Larry James and the Greater Columbus Arts Council.With a shared passion for religion, self-taught husband-and-wife filmmakers James and Eloyce Gist made at least three silent films for African American church communities that they brought around the country. Pairing the screenings with sermons, the Gists used cinema as an evangelizing tool. In Hell-Bound Train —which Eloyce reportedly rewrote, re-edited, and partially reshot after her husband filmed it—we move train car by train car as they dramatize various sins of the Jazz Age, such as dancing, drinking, and gambling.
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1550 N High St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43201
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