The Jones Family Will Make a Way

Name: The Jones Family Will Make a Way
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-04-11

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2015

1h 31m

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Pentecostal Bishop Fred Jones takes his family's ministry outside the church and makes an unlikely ally in atheist rock critic Michael Corcoran.

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Dennis Harvey

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The Jones Family Singers are a multigenerational Texas gospel ensemble profiled in Alan Berg's unsatisfying documentary.

Mar 20, 2015

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

Once the album is finished, Berg switches back into making his film about the Jones' getting their due, a disappointing and conventional choice.

Rated: 6/10

Jun 6, 2019

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Alan Berg's film should be fascinating. It isn't. He squanders an amazing opportunity to follow a family musical ministry striving to get their voices heard without selling out on their religious beliefs. We know this family has talent. We know this family has faith. And by the time Berg's documentary reaches its end we know that this family has made significant strides. The problem is we do not ever get to actually know anyone in the family. Their shared story is presented in a limited way and their individual stories are fairly unmentioned. This film is about a musical family with roots in religion and soulful music. This movie is wise to avoid a deep inspection of religion, but a bit of soul could have made a great difference.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Alan Berg

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Alan Berg

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Lauren Sanders

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Jason Wehling

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Jason Wehling

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Andrew Logan

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Synopsis

Pentecostal Bishop Fred Jones takes his family's ministry outside the church and makes an unlikely ally in atheist rock critic Michael Corcoran.

Director: Alan Berg
Producer: Jason Wehling, Andrew Logan
Screenwriter: Alan Berg, Lauren Sanders, Jason Wehling
Production Co: Arts+Labor
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 24, 2015
Runtime: 1h 31m

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