Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African-American funerals are brought to life. Filmed at Owens Funeral Home in New York City's historic Harlem neighborhood, Homegoings takes an up-close look at the rarely seen world of undertaking in the black community, where funeral rites draw on a rich palette of tradition, history and celebration. Combining cinéma vérité with intimate interviews and archival photographs, the film paints a portrait of the dearly departed, their grieving families and a man who sends loved ones "home.
Homegoings has generally received positive reviews.
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By Andy Webster (339) for The New York Times (9,847) on 23 Jun 2013
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Homegoings was released in 2013 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1 reviews, giving Homegoings (2013) an average rating of 71%.
With a score of 71%, Homegoings is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2013, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2013 with similar scores include films like Pacific Rim, The Best Offer and Control.
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