Warming by the Devil's Fire

Documentary, Music · 2003

Director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, My Brother's Wedding, To Sleep with Anger) presents a tale about a young boy's encounter with his family in Mississippi in the 1950s, and intergenerational tensions between the heavenly strains of gospel and the devilish moans of the blues.

Starring

Tommy Redmond Hicks, Charles Burnett, Nathaniel Lee Jr., Charles Burnett, Carl Lumbly, John L. Demps Jr.

Director

Charles Burnett