Ghosts of Amistad - In the Footsteps of Rebels (2014)

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What is Ghosts of Amistad - In the Footsteps of Rebels about?

Ghosts of Amistad by Tony Buba is based on Marcus Rediker's The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom (Penguin, 2012). It chronicles a journey to Sierra Leone in 2013 to visit the home villages of the rebels who captured the slave schooner Amistad, to interview elders about local memory of the incident, and to search for the long-lost ruins of Lomboko, the slave trading factory where their cruel transatlantic voyage began. The filmmakers rely on the knowledge of villagers, fishermen, and truck drivers to recover a lost history from below in the struggle against slavery, and to explore the African origins of the heroes of the Amistad incident.

Who directed Ghosts of Amistad - In the Footsteps of Rebels?

Ghosts of Amistad - In the Footsteps of Rebels was directed by Tony Buba.

How long is Ghosts of Amistad - In the Footsteps of Rebels?

Ghosts of Amistad - In the Footsteps of Rebels has a runtime of 56m (56 minutes).

What genre is Ghosts of Amistad - In the Footsteps of Rebels?

Ghosts of Amistad - In the Footsteps of Rebels is a Documentary film.

Where was Ghosts of Amistad - In the Footsteps of Rebels produced?

Ghosts of Amistad - In the Footsteps of Rebels was produced in Sierra Leone, United States of America.