DESCENDANT

Documentary  |  2022  |  1h 49m

Directed by Margaret Brown

Produced by Margaret Brown, Essie Chambers, Kyle Martin

Two One Five Entertainment, Higher Ground Productions, Participant

Descendant was executive produced by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, who is himself a descendant of Charlie Lewis, one of the enslaved passengers of The Clotilda. "I hope Descendant is one of those films you have to have a conversation about once you see it," Thompson says. "I want people to see it to give them an entryway into thinking about our country's history." Directed by Margaret Brown, whose most recent film The Great Invisible tackled the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, it's produced by Higher Ground Productions and Participant Media, the production companies behind 2019's Oscar-winning American Factory.