500 Years Later

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

In an effort to encourage children and leaders to work towards a more stable future for generations to come, filmmaker Owen Alik Shahadah explores the history of atrocities which resulted when, 500 years ago, countless Africans were forced to migrate from their continent. Interviews with such notable figures as cultural activist Dr. Maulana Karenga, Hidden History author Andrew Muhammad, writer Dr. Francis Wesling, and Dr. Molefi K. Asante, the father of Afrocentricity, and interviews with everyday laypeople are inter-cut to offer telling insight into the conflicts brought about by racial inequalities. Accompanying these interviews are a broad spectrum of images from the beaches of Barbados to the streets of London and the cities of the United States, as well as a haunting score by composer Tunde Jegede. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Letterbox for TV
• Features:
  • African Slavery by Dr. Kimani Nehusi
  • Tukufu Suberi interview - How Many

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Molefi Kete Asante
       Maulana Karenga
       Trevor Marshall
       Dr. Kimani Nehusi
       Paul Robeson, Jr.
       Dr. Francis Cress Welsing

• Director:

  Owen Alik Shahadah

• Producer:

  M.K. Asante, Jr.

• Screenwriter:

  M.K. Asante, Jr.

• Composer (Music Score):

  Tunde Jegede

• Editor:

  Ocacia Askia Shahadah

• Executive Producer:

  Ako Mitchell, Zanita Huq, Momodou Madi Silla

• Painter:

  Alvin Kofi