Motherland: A Genetic Journey

Overview

A moving, feature-length documentary shot on three continents, and amongst the most ambitious factual programmes on the BBC in recent times. Motherland used genetics to enable members of the African diaspora to trace for the first time their African ancestry. Three Black Britons become the first people ever to uncover what Alex Haley, author of Roots, could only dream of - to ""go back"" to Africa and reconnect with the precise population groups from which their ancestors were separated by slavery.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 2, 2003

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Takeaway Media

Director

Archie Baron

Producer

Neil Cameron,Krishan Arora,Tabitha Jackson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0483742