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In the alternate history short film If They Took Us Back, the U.S. government mandated the return of all formerly enslaved people back to Africa in 1863. More than a century later, a descendant of the ‘Black Returns’(DANIEL) decides to break the 160-year exile and return to the U.S. in exchange for overdue reparations from a remorseful, sympathetic and Black-obsessed America.
- Year2024-01-12
- Runtime00:30:00
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- Content WarningSuggested PG-13- Strong Language
- Notehttps://linktr.ee/iftheytookusback
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- DirectorHolly Charles-Pearson
- ScreenwriterHolly Charles-Pearson
- ProducerMisty Starks, Adam Bailey, Angeline Abrera, Ben Grimes, Holly Charles-Pearson, Charles Baker
- Executive ProducerJames Treakle-Smith
- CastCasting Director:Ariel Johnson, Cast: Kentrell Wright, Gloriaus Nagginda, Dominique McGee, Nisha Renee, KJ Fisher
- CinematographerJoaquín Morales; Unit Stills Photographer: Angeline Abrera; Casting Director: Ariel Johnson; Editor: James Treakle-Smith; Music: Daniel Fears; Score Composer/Producer: Nathaniel Earl; Grip: Jarron McArthur, Ethan Salinas
- EditorJames Treakle-Smith
- Production DesignGrips: Jarron McArthur, Ethan Salinas, Wardrobe Stylist: Karissa Rendon, Makeup Artists: Kapreia Thomas, Dane Udas, Hair Stylists: Tristen Davis, Jeff James, Dominique Fenix, Barber: Johnny Sands, Dialect Coach: Charnele Brown, Designer/Retailer: Ebele Iloanya, Props: Doris Clinton
- ComposerNathaniel Earl
- MusicDaniel Fears
In the alternate history short film If They Took Us Back, the U.S. government mandated the return of all formerly enslaved people back to Africa in 1863. More than a century later, a descendant of the ‘Black Returns’(DANIEL) decides to break the 160-year exile and return to the U.S. in exchange for overdue reparations from a remorseful, sympathetic and Black-obsessed America.
- Year2024-01-12
- Runtime00:30:00
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- Content WarningSuggested PG-13- Strong Language
- Notehttps://linktr.ee/iftheytookusback
- Social Media
- DirectorHolly Charles-Pearson
- ScreenwriterHolly Charles-Pearson
- ProducerMisty Starks, Adam Bailey, Angeline Abrera, Ben Grimes, Holly Charles-Pearson, Charles Baker
- Executive ProducerJames Treakle-Smith
- CastCasting Director:Ariel Johnson, Cast: Kentrell Wright, Gloriaus Nagginda, Dominique McGee, Nisha Renee, KJ Fisher
- CinematographerJoaquín Morales; Unit Stills Photographer: Angeline Abrera; Casting Director: Ariel Johnson; Editor: James Treakle-Smith; Music: Daniel Fears; Score Composer/Producer: Nathaniel Earl; Grip: Jarron McArthur, Ethan Salinas
- EditorJames Treakle-Smith
- Production DesignGrips: Jarron McArthur, Ethan Salinas, Wardrobe Stylist: Karissa Rendon, Makeup Artists: Kapreia Thomas, Dane Udas, Hair Stylists: Tristen Davis, Jeff James, Dominique Fenix, Barber: Johnny Sands, Dialect Coach: Charnele Brown, Designer/Retailer: Ebele Iloanya, Props: Doris Clinton
- ComposerNathaniel Earl
- MusicDaniel Fears