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May 20, 2023

IDA SpringDocs | Descendant | Q&A Panel


SpringDocs is IDA's annual showcase of documentary films, from Emmy Awards contenders to festival standouts and new release programming. We bring films and their creators together with industry insiders and film enthusiasts throughout the spring.

Documentary filmmaker Margaret Brown (“The Order of Myths", “The Great Invisible”) returns to her hometown of Mobile, Alabama to document the search for and historic discovery of The Clotilda, the last known ship to arrive in the United States, illegally carrying enslaved Africans.

This filmmaker conversation features director Margaret Brown, and moderated by Jazz Tangcay. Captions & ASL are included in this video.