Awards
New York Festivals (2003) – Winner: Gold Medal: Documentary
Royal Television Society (2004) – Winner: Best Science & Natural History
One World Media Award (2003) – Winner: Best TV Documentary
Three black Britons taking part in a groundbreaking genetic study into the ancestry of the UK’s African Caribbean community embark on an epic journey to the Motherland. Beaula is a youth worker from Bristol who traces her ancestry to a tiny island off Equatorial Guinea. She becomes an instant local celebrity when her reunion with living relatives is televised. Mark is a music industry PR in London. He travels to Niger to meet the Kanuri people and reclaim a Kanuri name. Jacqueline explores her roots in Jamaica and confirms her suspicions that much of her ancestry is European. This fascinating and informative film tells their moving stories, which form part of a larger analysis of hundreds of volunteers that will reveal the genetic impact of the transatlantic slave trade.
Guests
Director: Archie Baron
Previous Festivals
New York Festivals, USA (2003)
