“Finding Us”

SHORT FILM

Synopsis

Georgetown University sold hundreds of enslaved people who worked on their plantations to stave off bankruptcy, scattering families across the South, never to see each other again. With the help of DNA databases, their descendants are reconnecting six generations later. “Finding Us” is a portrait of four descendants who are using their unique talents to regrow the family trees felled nearly two centuries ago.

Screenings

Annapolis FF – World Premiere, March 23-26, 2023

AmDocs (American Documentary and Animation FF) – March 30 – April 3, 2023

Additional Info

Run time: 13:38

Film festival contact: jamie@sidexsidestudios.com

Production Credits

A Film By
SideXSide Studios
Director
Kathryn Carlson
Producers
Karran Harper Royal, Gabriel Silverman, Jamie Coughlin Silverman
Writer
Deanna Del Ciello
Editors
Liza Slutskaya, Kathryn Carlson
Cinematographers
Brandy Bruce, Kathryn Carlson
Additional Cinematography
Gabriel Silverman, Liza Slutskaya
Assistant Camera
Ricardo Betancourt

Cast

Karran Harper Royal, Negest Rucker, Jerome Spears, Kevin Porter