Before The Trees Was Strange
Before the Trees Was Strange is a film about one man's journey from the Bahamas where he grew up white to the United States where he was embraced as black. It takes us on a complex family exploration into identity, love, race and forgiveness. Through interviews, song, storytelling and poetry, the film presents a unusual and evocative style as an eldest son challenges the stories of his ancestry, the mother who fiercely tried to protect him and his five siblings from the effects of racism and the notion that race exits beyond a social construct. As he seeks to confirm his identity, his family learns to understand and forgive a devoted mother whose driving goal was to treat all people with kindness but not at the cost of protecting her children
Titulo Original: Before The Trees Was Strange
Dirección: Derek Burrows
País(es): Bahamas, Estados Unidos de América
Idioma Original: Inglés
Categoría: Documental
Tipo: Color
Duración: 85 min.
Año de producción: 2016
Guión: Derek Burrows
Producción: Derek Burrows