THE REVEREND

THE REVEREND
NICK CANFIELD, 2022

Catalog No.: FTF-139
Length: 86 minutes

The Reverend is a raucous concert film as well as an intimate portrait of Reverend Vince Anderson's spiritual and musical journey. After coming to New York in the 90's to enter seminary, Vince dropped out to follow his second calling - music. With his band The Love Choir, he has played a now-legendary weekly show for over twenty years. Reconnecting with his faith and using his intense soulful music, he began to preach a type of spirituality that meets people where they are, is open to all, and moves everyone that sees him play. Filmed over four years in a largely observational style and features Questlove and members of TV On The Radio.

Directed by Nick Canfield
Produced by Nick Canfield, Paul Lovelace, Nicholas Daniele
Cinematography by Nick Canfield, David Usui, Nelson Walker 
Music by Reverend Vince Anderson & The Love Chior
Featuring: Vince Anderson, Questlove, Jaleel Bunton, Kyp Malone, Dave Smoota Smith, Moist Paula Henderson, Billy Campion, Ryan Sawyer, Eric Ambel, Jay Bakker, Daniel Fabricatore

Festivals: DOC NYC, Sound Unseen, Berkshire Film Festival, Doc Nights Festival, NorthWest Fest, Athens Film Festival, Thin Line Festival, DocuWest, Las Cruces Film Festival, Santa Fe Film Festival, Doc'n Roll and DokuFest

WATCH THE FILM

July 22nd-August 4th, 2022
IFC Center, New York, New York info

August 1st, 2022
Balboa Theater, San Fransisco, California info

August 3rd, 2022
Nitehawk Cinemas Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY info

September 9th, 2022
Maysles Documentary Center, Harlem, NY info

August 30th, 2022
Nitehawk Cinemas Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY info

September 18th, 2022
Stray Cat Film Center, Kansas City, MO info

September 24th, 2022
Alamo Drafthouse, Los Angeles, CA info

September 25th, 2022
Alamo Drafthouse, Austin, TX info

September 27th, 2022
Alamo Drafthouse Manhattan, New York, NY info

September 27th, 2022
Alamo Drafthouse, Denver, CO info

September 27th, 2022
Alamo Drafthouse, Raleigh, NC info

January 7th, 2023
Next Stage Arts, Putney, VT info

March 3, 2023
Upstate Films, Saugerties, NY, info

March 23, 2023
Nitehawk Cinema, Williamsburg, NY, info

PRESS

“Amusing and Thoughtful. A Beer with a Music Chaser.”
-Lisa Kennedy, New York Times

“Anderson bellows, transporting listeners to a time when '60s Motown and gospel reigned supreme.”
-Lily Percy, NPR

"Often compared to Tom Waits, The Reverend’s talent eschews the surrealistic and bizarre."
- Terry Eagan, Ink 19

Wonderful portrait of a one of a kind performer. A wild ride full of great music and greater stories.”
- Steve Kopian, Unseen Films