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The Land Beneath Our Feet
2016
When lost footage from the 1920s depicting a corporate land grab in the early days of globalization arrives back in Liberia, it sparks inquiry into how Liberians lost sovereignty over the very land that sustains them.
- Sarita Siegel,Gregg Mitman
- 1h
- November 3, 2016 · United Kingdom, United States of America
Overview
The Land Beneath Our Feet follows a young Liberian man, uprooted by war, who returns from the USA with never-before-seen footage of Liberia’s past. The uncovered footage is embraced as a national treasure. Depicting a 1926 corporate land grab, it is also an explosive reminder of eroding land rights.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 3, 2016
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production
- Alchemy Films
- Cast
- Miatta Fahnbulleh,Philomena Bloh Sayeh,Cecil T.O. Brandy,Joseph Saye Guannu,Ali Kaba,Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor
- Director
- Sarita Siegel,Gregg Mitman
- Writer
- Sarita Siegel
- Producer
- Sarita Siegel,Gregg Mitman
- Cinematography
- Sarita Siegel
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
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