Sankofa Part 6

[MrZZiZZler]

this skips a huge part of the movie

[latinlovelust]

POWERFUL....

[XFifiBEEX]

Totally in tears right now. :'(

[jonaspapa2]

lovely and moving!however the start & ending promotes racial isolation,which is unfortunate.so she's meant to shun or despise white ppl now cause she's seen what went on in the past?in the beginning everybody was happy inc.her,except the old man,who held on to his grudge and passed it on to her & the others,preventing them from enjoying the conditions all the slaves dreamt about achieving(respectful coexistence)& sowing the seeds for disturbing that coexistence this time from the other side!

[gswuk]

@jonaspapa2 you missed like, the whole point of the film then. respectful coexistence isn't possible as long as the ideological and socio-political institutions responsible for slavery are still in place (which they are). in the slave days being black was okay as long as it suited the interests of the white master, and as long as they made an effort to conform/submit to white American culture. and has that changed? think about it.

[loverboyhk]

@jonaspapa2 You must be white!

[htownforever0510]

wheres the rest of the movie...this is the shorter version

[htownforever0510]

wheres the rest of the movie...this is the shorter version

[marudoethiopia]

@htownforever0510 Way shorter.

[Yaminah80]

I saw this movie in Richmond Va in 1993. Although parts of it is cut out that is shown here on YouTube it is still after all these years the most accurate account of Slavery Ideation and what happen in those times. Only in 1993 all the wp ran up out of the movies as they got enough courage to leave once the movie was on the way playing. They later had this movie banned as racial hatred for fear it would cause a riot. This movie stop and started fights in Richmond but I remember how fast it was

[BlackSkinnedWarrior]

Powerful, we must never forget the pain our ancestors endured at the hands of devils, no matter what comfort state we assume we are at today.

[afro747]

At 0:55 is she being raped ? If so, who is attacking her, the bi-racial guy or one of the white overseers ? . . . . I'm assuming someone has seen a fuller version of this movie.

[NetjerAshe]

@afro747 The white overseers, and yes its a rape she was raped like 4X in the movie.

[Ruach]

This version is missing rather large hunks, it's supposed to be a full hour longer.  Hopefully that will allay some confusion.

[Avitas3000]

glad i found this. never seen or heard of it before.

[5104560711]

sooooo are these people at the end supposed to be the people who were on the plantation with her?

[GorGeousyetsmart]

What is the POEM

"rise up and claim your place..."?

[citizenlizard]

Wish more could see this movie....I don't see how anyone couldn't be moved by this, regardless of their ethnicity. I'm latina and I was bawling.

[1906MIS]

@citizenlizard You are African also.

[ccbs82]

Hold on, is there a part missing? Didn't that light skinned dude kill his mom after eating some poison? Then he killed that white dude.

[htownforever0510]

@ccbs82 thats what i said!! thre parts missing

[Ashanti12345]

so she is a african now?

[Bonitaymorena]

@Ashanti12345 Noo she's a slave living on a plantation on the south who's of african descent. But the actress if of Ghanian descent specifically so I'm a assuming they filmed this all in Ghana maybe since there are a lot of west indian people from Jamaica and other islands who moved back to Ghana recently. The actresses parents are probably Ghanian while she grew up in the US.

[Ashanti12345]

@Bonitaymorena no i meant in the movie she ignored that white dude and started sitting down with all the other africans like she now lives there or something

[sandrantiamoah]

@Ashanti12345 The Actress is African, shes actually from Nigeria, but was raised in America so has the accent.

[THE48LAWS]

Spirit of the Dead rise up and posses me

[Choc8Psces]

The most POWERFUL movie I've EVER seen! I saw it first when I was 12, but as a grown woman, it has such a more INFLUENTIAL meaning to it. Go back and find yourself, go back and get it!

[PILLIEPOOH]

i have never heard of this movie until I was told by my psychology professor to watch and write a 2 page eassy on what the movie was about and how it as affected us as black students.This movie brought tears to my eyes, I really feel and understand where we as black people come from and how far we become......MORE OF US NEEDS TO RESEARCH OUR HISTORY!!!!!

[shomaneture]

No comments on this since a year, shameful.

[2tim149]

@shomaneture Today's Blacks? Really? They are too busy watchin Rhianna & JayZ videos, basketball wives, real housewives of ATL etc. and praying at the altar of Obama.

[htownforever0510]

@2tim149 coolit sling blade, not all black ppl indulge in the stereotypes of mainstream society and u know that...stop being ignorant

[scampbell04]

the end on the beach is incredible. I wish I could experience this film in a theatre.

[jazzyphay21]

i've never heard of this movie...it really brought tears!!

[jahtrinity24]

where can i find this movie i watched the clips on youtube a thousand times i need the rest

[diversifi]

this movie has moved me

[DJSMASH797]

some parts are missing.....powerful nonetheless

thanx

[imXLeiLei]

thank u so much my coach made the whole step team watch this movie and now i see why .i love this movie so much it teached so much and helped me open my eyes more thanx 4 the upload

[ninjaspit]

Snake eats whatevers in the belly of the frog

[onmysquare2]

1:40 she go to war on his cave man ass

[DailyLuv09]

Thank you♀

[italianpole1217]

This movie is amazing, I remember when we had "family movie night" one time and this was the movie we watched, it is a very powerful work. Also, this movie was made with very little money, apparently the guy just used his credit card and poured basically all of his money into it; THAT is dedication.

[Jamalama123]

great movie and excellent plot. It feels like a 70's movie though

[welekid]

this is an impressive work of art,great cinema following the aesthetics of melvin van peebles and also the last poets.being an akan myself,it was a shock to see all these elements of our culture in the movie.I'd never heard of it before ,but now it has definitely changed my life.thank you so much queenceezy.

[shantel19]

wow....this movie is soo powerful... ever individual of African decedent should watch it!!!

[TanOdom1]

Thank you ! blessings!

[supervirtuouswoman]

I cry, I cry, I cry, I cry, I cry.

[celestness]

THANK YOU

DS"

[nhya32]

YESS!!!!!! words cant explain how I feel rite now tears of strength/pride!!

[greenzkeeper]

We can now see that the America's empire could not stand alone and needed the African as an equal, but treated them as less because of religion.  Also, by overcoming hardship, one becomes enlightened to self.

[1jaq]

Thank you for uploading this powerful film. Jah guide and protect

[carmelbutterfly1]

The very power structure we live in is the new Slavery system.

[chuckcomplete212]

There's a part missing

[feroniafreeman]

thank you very much. i haven't seen this since it was shown for the first time in the theatre in hyde park, chicago over a decade ago.

[kymblaque]

I am so elated you posted the entire movie as I had to do a film review of this film and rellate it to Rastafari, only watching the film once.Thanks alot for having it here.

[CameroonStar]

I was going to upload this! I am happy that its back.

[teacherofculture]

this is good. I've never heard of it though.

I wish I knew about this movie before, I did a presentation about maafa and I talked about the fortresses in Ghana. This would have been nice footage to use.

[chrtes]

The racism has just rearranged now a days. I mourn every time a black person acts like a fool.