In the one-hour documentary, The Call of Story: An American Renaissance, six professional storytellers take turns sharing stories about their childhoods, parenting experiences, and cultural traditions, interspersed with storytelling discussions. Three of these entertainers, Donald Davis, Carmen Deedy, and Rex Ellis, share experiences that increased their admiration for their mothers and fathers, as they explore the ways storytelling can bring memories of a person to life. Two other performers express the way in which telling stories connects us with our children, as Waddie Mitchell and Syd Lieberman both share stories about their experiences raising children. Finally, all six discuss how every life is a story, and Dovie Thomason-Sickles relates how she learned to appreciate her native culture as a child by watching her grandmother.

VC 1448

2002

Mormon Contributor(s)

Documentary Film

Public Broadcasting System

Commercial Video (VHS/DVD)

56 min.