Rev. Sun Myung Moon Day Of Hope Crusade USA

Duration: 1600

Year Published: 1974

Complete Record: Documentary about a gathering of the International Unification Church, orchestrated by Sun Myung Moon in New York. Shots of the reverend and his (mostly white) audience interspersed with shots of New York landmarks. Daylight shot of the Statue of Liberty from podium to crown, faded. Shot of Empire State Building rising above building, taken from a busy street. Taepyungma danced in front of large crowd of Unification Church members. Highly rhetorical narration on Sun Myung Moon’s role of leading America back to her true identity, to God. Moon greeted by officials, cities. Young Moonies canvassing on NY streets. White speakers at podium including Jean Nixon. CU Sun Myung Moon gives speech at podium through translator, smiling and nodding. Camera pans across room standing and applauding. CU flag above crowd. Samgomu CU. CU Moon looking serious. CU children in audience looking bored. CU Sun gesticulating as he speaks. CU audience member’s faces, which are intense and pious, CU Moon jumping up and down maniacally as he talks. Moon bounces empathetically and beats on podium rhythmically. He shouts passionately, shakes fist and holds arms out to his sides as he yells. Translator gesticulates wildly as CU on Moon drinking water. CU white teenagers in audience. Black and white young people hand out fliers from sidewalks. In Washington DC, VO says Sun meets MO and TX representatives. Moonies comment briefly to reporter what meaningful about the Unification Church. Clips from tours in Philadelphia, Chicago, etc.