Year: 2022
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Run Time:
88 minutes
When the real estate of the southern U.S. coast is eyed by the wealthy, tax hikes and land auctions threaten the homes of the Gullah people who live there and have been stewards of the region for generations. Under the orders of General William Sherman, the property was originally deeded to freed slaves after the civil war. This is their inheritance. It is not just a commodity for the Gullah people, but a family resource. Their lives, livelihood, history, and language are all inherently tied to the land; it is the basis of their pastoral culture. But when the land is at risk, the Gullah culture is also at risk. Told through personal narratives, the documentary AFTER SHERMAN is the story of a community that endures in the lowcountry—despite how the effects of systemic racism have led to recent threats of gentrification and a horrific hate crime. It is a meditation, rich and warm, on what exactly makes a home: the land, the people on it, and the community created together through tradition and shared history. —J.H.
Westfield Studio Theatre
Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 4:50 PM
CIFF46 Streams On Demand
Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM -
Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 11:59 PM
Streams Access: Regional: OH, PA, MI, IN
Accessibility (?)
Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: No
Sidebar
Black Cinema
Competition
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition
Director
Jon-Sesrie Goff
Producers
Blair Dorosh-Walther, Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich
Editing
Blair Seab McClendon
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