Descendant (2022)

Directed by

Margaret Brown

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the descendants of the last enslaved Africans brought to America on the ship Clotilda. It shows how this community in Alabama works to preserve their history and uncover the truth about their past.

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What happens

Descendant is a 2022 American historical documentary film directed by Margaret Brown, chronicling the story behind Africatown in Alabama, and the descendants of the last known enslaved Africans brought to the United States aboard the Clotilda. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, where it was picked up for wider distribution by Higher Ground Productions and Netflix. It received a theatrical release on October 21, 2022, and was available to stream on Netflix that day as well. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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