Descendant Film Screening

Descendant, an Oscar short-listed film is about the descendants of the survivors of the Clotilda, the last known ship to carry enslaved Africans to the Americas. The film centers on Africatown, a community in Mobile, where Clotilda survivors and their families bought land and built a life. Descendant explores the historical legacy of slavery here in Alabama, and how the impact of environmental harm continues to disproportionately fall on people of color. Sierra Club is proud to bring this FREE screening to Birmingham, including appetizers and refreshments along with live jazz music by Daniel Jose Carr. Following the film, there will be a panel discussion and Q&A with folks featured in the film along with direct descendants of the survivors of the Clotilda.