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Descendant
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Tough Film to Market? Participant Knows How to Find the Activism Audience
Films like Participant’s “Descendant” get acclaim, win awards, and even lead to real cultural change. But it doesn’t come cheap.
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Brian Welk
April 5, 2023 12:30 pm
Features
The Best Documentaries and Docuseries of 2022
It was another year of these stories showing us how the world works, from the planet itself to the people who inhabit it.
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Steve Greene
December 13, 2022 2:00 pm
Awards
‘Descendant’ Isn’t the Movie Director Margaret Brown Had in Mind
One engaging narrative element in the film was the search for the slave ship Clotilda.
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Anne Thompson
November 21, 2022 3:30 pm
Features
Netflix’s ‘Descendant’ to Open IDA Documentary Screening Series
The documentary will open a showcase of 43 feature-length documentaries that are eligible for consideration for the upcoming Academy Awards.
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Marcus Jones
August 30, 2022 1:22 pm
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Barack and Michelle Obama Make Surprise Appearance at Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival
The former President and First Lady were on hand to promote their latest Netflix documentary, "Descendant."
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Christian Zilko
August 6, 2022 12:30 pm
Criticism
‘Descendant’ Review: Africatown Documentary Rectifies Black Erasure by Filling Historical Gaps
Margaret Brown's powerful film showcases the importance of storytelling in the Black community, as well as the tactics used by white America to silence those stories.
By
Robert Daniels
January 22, 2022 4:15 pm
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