It traveled on a screening series "Heritage Tour" last year, starting with a premiere held at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, Ga, in January, which was reportedly attended by the likes of Tyler Perry, and Soledad O'Brien. The film, titled Kunta Kinteh Island: Coming Home Without Shackles, is directed by Elvin Ross, making his debut as writer and director. Made to honor and celebrate Kunta Kinteh, a character from the novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley, which would also be adapted for the small screen, the Kunta Kinteh Island: Coming Home Without Shackles story reads: More than 6 million people lost their lives…. for 300 years. One man’s story has become legend....
- 3/19/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The premiere screening of a feature documentary I'm only just learning about, was held at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, Ga, in January, and was attended by the likes of Tyler Perry, and Soledad O'Brien. The film, titled Kunta Kinteh Island: Coming Home Without Shackles, is directed by Elvin Ross, making his debut as writer and director. Made to honor and celebrate Kunta Kinteh, a character from the novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley, which would also be adapted for the small screen, the Kunta Kinteh Island: Coming Home Without Shackles story reads: More than 6 million people lost their lives…. for 300 years. One man’s story has become legend. Elvin Ross...
- 3/5/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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