This is the story of the filmmaker’s grandmother, Mrs. Madie Stanley. She was born in 1939 in Greenville, North Carolina, and was the first and only child of her mother and father. She didn’t know her father, but word is that he lived in New York City. She was raised by her grandmother and continued a legacy of female preachers. Today Madie is 80 years old and she still drives, attends Bible study, and continues to preach on Sundays when she is requested to do so. This story begs the question with a living legend like Madie, what more work is there for her to do?

Director | Abbesi Akhamie
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