Acts Of Reparation
Hosted by Acts of Reparation
Live Virtual
When
Oct 15, 5:00 PM PDT
Price
Free Screening
Available in
Worldwide
Language
English
Closed Captions
English
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About the event
Come along on the ride! Two friends—one Black, one white—travel South to their ancestral lands in Louisiana and Georgia to explore what repair and reparations mean to them. From kitchen tables to porches, lost cemeteries to discovered diaries, they reclaim and reckon with their roots.
Please join the filmmakers Selina Lewis Davidson & Macky Alston for a conversation immediately following the film.
Event Participants
Selina Lewis Davidson
Director/Producer
Macky Alston
Director/Producer
About the film
In ACTS OF REPARATION, two friends Selina Lewis Davidson and Macky Alston - one Black, one white - travel South to their ancestral lands to explore what reparations means to them. From kitchen tables to porches, lost cemeteries to discovered diaries, their journeys lead to unexpected opportunities that transform their friendship, families and communities. In Louisiana, Selina gathers stories from a sisterhood of her great aunties who together sleuth to uncover the buried tales of their ancestors. In Georgia, Macky challenges generations of his kin to dismantle privilege they inherited from enslavers and support Black leaders nearby. Together, Selina and Macky reclaim and reckon with their roots - discovering that small acts can lead to big change.
Genre
Documentary
Released
2024
Director
Macky Alston, Selina Lewis Davidson
Producer
Macky Alston, Selina Lewis Davidson