Documentary · United States of America · 1998 0

The Language You Cry In

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Director
Alvaro ToepkeÁngel Serrano
Cast
Vertamae Grosvenor as Self - Narrator (voice)
Crew
Alvaro Toepke — Editor Ángel Serrano — Editor Anibal Landázuri — Editor Alvaro Toepke — Writer
Synopsis

THE LANGUAGE YOU CRY IN tells an amazing scholarly detective story that searches for -and finds- meaningful links between African Americans and their ancestral past. It bridges hundreds of years and thousands of miles from the Gullah people of present-day Georgia back to 18th century Sierra Leone.

Mood & Themes
sierra leoneslave tradefuneral ceremonyafrican american history
Key Collaborators
Alvaro Toepke Director Ángel Serrano Director Alvaro Toepke Editor Ángel Serrano Editor Anibal Landázuri Editor Alvaro Toepke Writer
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