A fashion model time-slips into slavery and finds her soul — not her career.
On a photo shoot in Ghana, an American model slips back in time, becomes enslaved on a plantation and bears witness to the agony of her ancestral past.
Direction
Gerima's 11-year fight to finish this — every frame burns.
Score
Spoken word meets spirituals. The bird cry haunts.
Acting
Non-professional cast, lived-in performances. Nunu's eyes.
Director
Haile Gerima
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