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  • Soul of a People: Writing America's Story (2009)
  • TV Movie | 93 min | Documentary
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story (2009)
TV Movie | 93 min | Documentary

In the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to document America in guidebooks and interviews. With the Federal Writers' Project, the government pitted young, untested talents against the ...See moreIn the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to document America in guidebooks and interviews. With the Federal Writers' Project, the government pitted young, untested talents against the problems of everyday Americans. From that experience, some of America's great writers found their own voices, and discovered the Soul of a People. Written by Spark Media See less
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Director
Producer
Andrea Kalin (producer)
Composer
Cinematographer
Dennis Boni (director of photography)
Editors
David Grossbach | Wanakhavi Wakhisi (additional editor)
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Updated Sep 6, 2009

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Sep 6, 2009 (United States)

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14 cast members
Name Known for
Amy Bloom
Self - Anzia Yezierska (voice) Self - Anzia Yezierska (voice)   See fewer
Vince Brown
Self - Additional Voices Self - Additional Voices   See fewer
Patricia Clarkson
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
Juanett T. Davis
Self - Additional Voices Self - Additional Voices   See fewer
Brantley M. Dunaway
Self - Additional Voices Self - Additional Voices   See fewer
Gerard L. Farrow
Self - Additional Voices Self - Additional Voices   See fewer
Richard Ford
Self - Jim Thompson (voice) Self - Jim Thompson (voice)   See fewer
Jonathan Holloway
Self - Richard Wright (voice) Self - Richard Wright (voice)   See fewer
Elmer Kelton
Self - Vardis Fisher (voice) Self - Vardis Fisher (voice)   See fewer
Gary Logan
Self - Additional Voices Self - Additional Voices   See fewer
James McBride
Self - Ralph Ellison (voice) Self - Ralph Ellison (voice)   See fewer
Marilyn Nelson
Self - Zora Neale Hurston (voice) Self - Zora Neale Hurston (voice)   See fewer
Reynolds Price
Self - John Cheever (voice) Self - John Cheever (voice)   See fewer
Karen Simon
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