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Descendant

Follows descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda, the last ship that carried enslaved Africans to the United States, as they reclaim their story.

Director

Margaret Brown

Year

Genre

documentary, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

Participant,Concordia Studio,Two One Five Entertainment,Higher Ground

Awards

7 wins & 25 nominations total

Homepage

http://descendantfilm.com

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I'm talking about some of these things
kind of haphazardly, - Descendant

I'm talking about some of these things kind of haphazar...

So Captain Foster, as it was said,
he had a gun in two hands, - Descendant

So Captain Foster, as it was said, he had a gun in two hands...

Some of the people
were carried to Plateau, - Descendant

Some of the people were carried to Plateau,

This is one form of a family heritage - Descendant

This is one form of a family heritage

They were done so you would never be able
to find out who you were - Descendant

They were done so you would never be able to find out who yo...

But everybody wants to know something
about their ancestors. - Descendant

But everybody wants to know something about their ancestors.

We think it's the marker
for Charlie grave. - Descendant

We think it's the marker for Charlie grave.

Even though this is just a depiction,
this is not a real photograph, - Descendant

Even though this is just a depiction, this is not a real pho...

I could really feel their pain right here.
I feel a connection to those people. - Descendant

I could really feel their pain right here. I feel a connecti...

And it breaks my heart. It really just… - Descendant

And it breaks my heart. It really just…

I'll go process all this tonight.
I really-- I can't stop staring at it. - Descendant

I'll go process all this tonight. I really-- I can'...

Okay, so Lewis from the… - Descendant

Okay, so Lewis from the…

He's a descendant of the Fosters.
You know, like, William Foster. - Descendant

He's a descendant of the Fosters. You know, like, Willi...

William Foster is my first cousin
four times removed. - Descendant

William Foster is my first cousin four times removed.

Where we are right now
is where the last battle was, - Descendant

Where we are right now is where the last battle was,

So the Meahers actually own
the last site of the Civil War - Descendant

So the Meahers actually own the last site of the Civil War

They came up here at night,
and I think it all happened - Descendant

They came up here at night, and I think it all happened

Because, if he held dinner
on the steamboat until he got there - Descendant

Because, if he held dinner on the steamboat until he got the...

You all should talk about, at some point, - Descendant

You all should talk about, at some point,

Because sometimes in those stories,
there's some nuggets of truth. - Descendant

Because sometimes in those stories, there's some nugget...

And someday, someone can investigate - Descendant

And someday, someone can investigate

There needs to be a group oral history, - Descendant

There needs to be a group oral history,

This history will go on.
And I give you my… - Descendant

This history will go on. And I give you my…

Yeah. You become neutrally buoyant,
and so that means everything is equal. - Descendant

Yeah. You become neutrally buoyant, and so that means everyt...

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Follows descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda, the last ship that carried enslaved Africans to the United States, as they reclaim their story.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Margaret Brown

Writer: Margaret Brown, Kern Jackson

Production: Participant,Concordia Studio,Two One Five Entertainment,Higher Ground

Genre: documentary, history

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 87/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 21 Oct 2022

Awards: 7 wins & 25 nominations total

Homepage: http://descendantfilm.com