Descendant
'Descendant' is an infuriating and enlightening look at how often white supremacy alters the truth in its favor.
Descendant
Descendant tells the story of the Clotilda - the last known ship to smuggle stolen Africans to America - the unthinkable cover-up, and the impact of that crime on generations of descendants living in Africatown. Once the past is revealed, can the future be reclaimed?
Genre
Documentary,
History,
African-American Experience,
Women and Film
Runtime
109
Language
English
Director
Margaret Brown
Awards:
Winner, Special Jury Prize ~ Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
Nominee, Grand Jury Prize ~ Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
Nominee, Audience Award ~ Festival Favorites, South by Southwest
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Alissa Wilkinson, Vox
It is, frankly, terrifying to watch. What 'Descendant' demonstrates is how ignoring the real story — the ship sunk to the bottom of the river by people who find its truths uncomfortable — doesn’t just steal people’s history from them. It impoverishes the future. More than that: without facing the ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 10.21.22 - 10.27.22
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