Fugitive Slave Chapel documentary honours history, preservation in London
Initially the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the chapel was erected at 275 Thames St. in the early 1850s. In 1856, the chapel became the British Methodist Episcopal Church and was replaced 13 years later by a new building on Grey Street.
When exploring the history of the nearly 175-year-old chapel, Sherwood utilizes re-enactments performed by himself as Rev. Lewis Chambers and London’s Alexandra Kane as a runaway slave. Sherwood interviewed over a dozen people for the documentary to get an understanding of the chapel’s history. He added the members of the various organizations and committees that worked to save the chapel were incredibly passionate about the project, adding the passion helped him.“Meeting these people, these committee members who were so passionate, I could tell just by talking to them they were great storytellers,” says Sherwood.
“That’s what you look for as a filmmaker, people who are able to tell a story with great passion on screen.” The documentary makes heavy use of Londoners Hilary Neary and Genet Hodder for historical perspectives and modern-day storytelling. Both Neary and Hodder worked extensively to help save the chapel numerous times after doing heavy research on its history.
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