Reviews and Festivals
"Fascinating... A deeply moving and well edited documentary. This is a modern exploration of seeking the true nature of past relatives... The discoveries and realizations are fresh and provocative. Great viewing for anyone that is interested in the ramifications of slavery in the US. Appropriate for those in high school and up. Highly Recommended."
— Johnnie N. Gray, Christopher Newport University for Educational Media Reviews Online
"A trenchant reminder that slavery is not so far in the past as we think, and that its legacies continue to take curious and wrenching turns in the present. Markie Hancock's film is a valuable and revealing lens onto race, memory, and complicated ancestral connections that ramify through people's lives to this day."
— Joshua D. Rothman, Professor and Chair, Department of History, University of Alabama / Author of The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America
"A stunningly succinct portrayal of the primal American crime... This documentary is a disciplined, intelligent work that wastes no time and teaches well hard features of the slave trade. It's careful in hard territories. So much good truth has been brought to the screen."
— Kathryn Lofton, Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies, Professor of History and Divinity, Dean of Humanities, Yale University
"The faith community would be well-served to share this
important work as the country continues to struggle with racism and the
role organized religion has played in denying full humanity to all
people."
— The Rev. Gayle Fisher-Stewart, Ph.D. President, Crummell-Copper Chapter, Union of Black Episcopalians and author of Black and Episcopalian: The Struggle for Inclusion
OFFICIAL SELECTION
DC Black Film Festival
Alexandria Film Festival
Lane Documentary Festival
St. Louis International Film Festival
Kansas City FilmFest