Railroad Ties

Duration: 24 min
Release date: 2019-05-01
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Premiering at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, this moving docu-short traces the lineage of six descendants of fugitive slaves and abolitionists. The very human story of the Underground Railroad unfolds through Ancestry records, each discovery revealing the dynamic impact our history has on identity, family and legacy. The film takes a personal look at how understanding our family's past can influence not just who we are, but how we see ourselves.

Documentary

Railroad Ties

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Sacha Jenkins
Sacha Jenkins
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