Underplayed Gems

500 Years Later (2005)

500 Years Later poster
Directed by
Owen 'Alik Shahadah
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary traces the lasting impact of colonialism and slavery on people of African descent. It covers 500 years of history from before colonial times up to the present.

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What happens

500 Years Later (፭፻ ዓመታት በኋላ 500 ʿamätatə bähwala) is a 2005 independent documentary film directed by Owen 'Alik Shahadah and written by M. K. Asante Jr. It has won five international film festival awards in the category of Best Documentary, including the UNESCO "Breaking the Chains" award. It has won other awards including Best Documentary at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, Best Documentary at the Bridgetown Film Festival in Barbados, Best Film at the International Black Cinema Film Festival in Berlin, and Best International Documentary at the Harlem International Film Festival in New York. 500 Years Later has received praise and controversy, both for its creative documentary genre, and its social-political impact with relation to race study. The film premiered on February 28, 2005, at the Pan-African Awards (PAFF) and won Best Documentary there. It made its American television premiere on August 23, 2008, on TV One (Radio One), and Ethiopian Television premiere on October 27, 2007. It was shown nationally in South Africa on December 14, 2014, on SABC 2. In 2010, the sequel, Motherland, was released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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