Purification: River Baptism and The Living River

The film, Purification, examines traditional river baptisms and focuses on ancestral customs, as well as contemporary environmental awareness. It features footage of the first baptisms in decades on the banks of the Chester River and, in the process, underscores the sacred aspects of the river itself.

The film, which was conceived by Deborah McLeod and sponsored by a Maryland Traditions project grant, and produced in In collaboration with the spiritual communties of Kent County, the Kent County Arts Council and Loblolly Productions