Amentha Dymally emerged in the early 1970s as a distinctive voice in exploitation cinema. In Honky (1971), she navigates the complexities of race and identity, delivering a performance that resonates with the film's provocative themes. Dymally further solidified her place in cult film history with Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973), where she embodies a character caught in the crosshairs of faith and societal challenges. Her work in these films contributes to the ongoing conversation about representation and the exploration of taboo subjects in the genre.
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman
Holmes is a hitman who has nailed one victim after another. Having iced a large number of them, he is sent by his boss Martelli to infiltrate a section of the black quarter of the inner city. To do this, he becomes Reverend Lee, a Baptist preacher who comes to the local church to preach. Finding that other thugs are there, he decides to take the entire section for himself.
