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 âBlack Returnsâ(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.
- DirectorHolly Charles-Pearson
- ScreenwriterHolly Charles-Pearson
- ProducerMisty Starks, Adam Bailey, Angeline Abrera, Ben Grimes, Holly Charles-Pearson, Charles Baker
- CastKentrell Wright, Gloriaus Nagginda, Dominique McGee, Nisha Renee, KJ Fisher
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 âBlack Returnsâ(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.
- DirectorHolly Charles-Pearson
- ScreenwriterHolly Charles-Pearson
- ProducerMisty Starks, Adam Bailey, Angeline Abrera, Ben Grimes, Holly Charles-Pearson, Charles Baker
- CastKentrell Wright, Gloriaus Nagginda, Dominique McGee, Nisha Renee, KJ Fisher