UK / USA,
2005, 106 min
Directed by:
Owen Alik ShahadahScreenplay:
Owen Alik ShahadahCinematography:
Owen Alik ShahadahPlots(1)
Crime, poor education, poverty, self hatred, incarceration, broken homes plague people of African descent globally, why? From the onset of the African Holocaust of enslavement and colonialism, Africans are still struggling for basic freedom. Filmed in five continents, 500 Years Later is a critically acclaimed multi award winning timeless and compelling journey, infused with the spirit and music of liberation. It chronicles the struggle of a people who have fought and continue to fight for the most essential human right self determination. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Bill Cosby
USA
Best movies:
Let's Do It Again (1975)
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Nelson George
USA
Amiri Baraka (a.f.)
USA
Marcus Garvey (a.f.)
Jamaica