Review: 'Descendant' powerfully telescopes past and present – Williams Lake Tribune
Film explores a living oral history that reckons with the long shadow of slavery
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Film explores a living oral history that reckons with the long shadow of slavery
Film explores a living oral history that reckons with the long shadow of slavery
One of the best films of the year, Margaret Brown’s “Descendant” is, strictly speaking, about the discovery of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship. After it was used to illegally kidnap and enslave more than 100 Africans, the 90-foot-long schooner was sunk near Mobile, Alabama, around 1860, decades after the international slave trade was…
One of the best films of the year, Margaret Brown's “Descendant” is, strictly speaking, about the discovery of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship.
This documentary recounts the salvaging of the Clotilda, the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to America, and tracks down their progeny.