Brookgreen Gardens Screens New Documentary - Murrells Inlet, SC
July 21, 2008 by Susanne
Filed under Coastal Happenings, Film, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
| July 29, 2008 | ||
| 1:00 pm |
Brookgreen Gardens Screens New Documentary- Bin Yah - There’s No Place Like Home
Murrells Inlet, SC- Bin Yah: There’s No Place Like Home, a new documentary that portrays the impact of suburban development on historic African American communities in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, will be shown at Brookgreen Gardens on Tuesday, July 29 at 1 p.m. in the Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium. The screening is free with regular admission to the Gardens.
Bin yah is a Gullah expression for been here, meaning natives or long-time residents. Many Bin Yahs are artisans and craftspeople, practicing traditional skills including sweetgrass basket making, brought over from West Africa and handed down from mothers and fathers to sons and daughters.
Narrated by Ron Daise, Brookgreen’s Vice-President for Creative Education, Bin Yah: There’s No Place Like Home, documents some of the special places of the Bin Yahs and their efforts to preserve them for future generations. Bin Yah is directed and edited by Justin Nathanson, and produced by Nancy Cregg and Cara White, with music by Darryl E. Horne. The Director of Photography is Jesse Berger. The documentary features the debut of Bin Yah, a new song written by Ron Daise specifically for the film.
Funding for the film was provided by grant from the Coastal Community Foundation, and through a partnership with the Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival Association (SCAFA).
Brookgreen Gardens is a National Historic Landmark located on U.S. 17 between Myrtle Beach and Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Children 5 and under are admitted free; adult tickets (13-64) are $12; seniors (65 and over) are $10; children ages 6-12 are $5. Admission to Brookgreen is good for seven days. For more information, consult our web site at www.brookgreen.org or call 843-235-6000.
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I would like to know if this is the only time this documentary will be presented? I will be vacationing beginning on 30 July coming to the Myrtle Beach Area and would miss this show. I’m very interested because my father is of Gullah descent. I’m taken back by the title of this documentary because my father is now deceased, but I remember him plainly say, “bin yah” when I was a young girl. I know the documentary will be great!