The Land Beneath Our Feet (2016)
When lost footage from the 1920s depicting a corporate land grab in the early days of globalization arrives back in Liberia, it sparks inquiry into how Liberians lost sovereignty over the very land that sustains them.
60 min
The Land Beneath Our Feet follows a young Liberian man, uprooted by war, who returns from the USA with never-before-seen footage of Liberia’s past. The uncovered footage is embraced as a national treasure. Depicting a 1926 corporate land grab, it is also an explosive reminder of eroding land rights.
- Release date
- November 3, 2016
- Country of origin
- United States, United Kingdom, Liberia
Trailer
Cast
- Philomena Bloh Sayeh as Self
- Cecil T.O. Brandy as Self
- Miatta Fahnbulleh as Narrator
- Ali Kaba as Self
- Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor as Self
- Joseph Saye Guannu as Self
Crew
- Gregg Mitman · Director
- Sarita Siegel · Director
- Sarita Siegel · Writer
- Gregg Mitman · Producer
- Sarita Siegel · Producer
- Prakash Bestman · Composer
- Royal de Busta Pain · Composer
- Melvin Jones · Composer
- Rob Waugh · Composer
- Sarita Siegel · Cinematographer
- Sarita Siegel · Editor
- Reg Wrench · Editor