Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North (2008)

Directed by

Alla Kovgan

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

NR

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker from a New England family discovers that her ancestors were involved in the slave trade. She brings together relatives to examine this history and its impact on their identity.

reflectiveconfrontationalsoberingpersonaleducationalprobinghistoricaluncomfortable

What happens

Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North is a 2008 documentary film directed by Katrina Browne, Alla Kovgan, and Jude Ray. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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