Descendant (2022)
The past is always present.
109 min
History exists beyond what is written. The Africatown residents in Mobile, Alabama, have shared stories about their origins for generations. Their community was founded by enslaved ancestors who were transported in 1860 aboard the last known and illegal slave ship, Clotilda. Though the ship was intentionally destroyed upon arrival, its memory and legacy weren’t. Now, the long-awaited discovery of the Clotilda’s remains offers this community a tangible link to their ancestors and validation of a history so many tried to bury.
- Release date
- October 21, 2022
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Kamau Sadiki as Self - Master Diver, Slave Wrecks Project
- Vernetta Henson as Self - Clotilda Descendant
- Veda Tunstall as Self - Clotilda Descendant
- Karlos Finley as Self - Municipal Court Judge, City of Mobile
- Kern Jackson as Self - Folklorist
- Cleon Jones as Self - Africatown Community Leader
- Joe Womack as Self - Africatown Community Activist
- Lorna Woods as Self - Clotilda Descendant
- Emmett Lewis as Self - Clotilda Descendant
- Vivian Davis Figures as Self - Alabama State Senator
Crew
- Margaret Brown · Director
- Margaret Brown · Producer
- Essie Chambers · Producer
- Kyle Martin · Producer
- Ray Angry · Composer
- Rhiannon Giddens · Composer
- Dirk Powell · Composer
- Zac Manuel · Cinematographer
- Nick Ramey · Cinematographer
- Justin Zweifach · Cinematographer
- Michael Bloch · Editor
- Geoffrey Richman · Editor