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Stay Prayed Up
Stay Prayed Up

STAY PRAYED UP

Directed by D.L. Anderson, Matt Durning
United States, 2021
Documentary

Synopsis

When Lena “Ma” Mae Perry sings, no one stays seated for long. The co-founder of the gospel group The Branchettes, Perry lives a deeply spiritual life. Perry reflects, with infectious joy, on her childhood in rural North Carolina, the power of gospel harmony and the simple importance of family meals.

Synopsis

When Lena “Ma” Mae Perry sings, no one stays seated for long. The co-founder of the gospel group The Branchettes, Perry lives a deeply spiritual life. Perry reflects, with infectious joy, on her childhood in rural North Carolina, the power of gospel harmony and the simple importance of family meals.