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Descendant (2022)
Directed by Margaret Brown
“The past is always present.”
Documentary, History · 1h 51m
History exists beyond what is written. The Africatown residents in Mobile, Alabama, have shared stories about their origins for generations. Their community was founded by enslaved ancestors who were transported in 1860 aboard the last known and illegal slave ship, Clotilda. Though the ship was intentionally destroyed upon arrival, its memory and legacy weren’t. Now, the long-awaited discovery of the Clotilda’s remains offers this community a tangible link to their ancestors and validation of a history so many tried to bury.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Margaret Brown
- Writer
- Margaret Brown, Kern Jackson
- Original Music Composer
- Raymond Angry, Rhiannon Giddens, Dirk Powell
- Editor
- Michael Bloch, Geoffrey Richman
- Producer
- Kyle Martin, Margaret Brown, Essie Chambers
Details
- Release date
- 2022-10-21
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Spanish, English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Participant, Concordia Studio, Two One Five Entertainment, Higher Ground