Guardian Documentaries present: Legacies of Enslavement (18)

Join HOME and Guardian Documentaries for a special screening of two short films and a panel discussion exploring legacies of enslavement in the US, the UK and the small South Atlantic island of St Helena. 
Through compelling personal perspectives told through a distinctive artistic lens, meet the individuals who are working to decolonise Black history and honour the hopeful mission of their ancestors. 

Screening in this programme: 

Buried (Dir. Joseph Curran & Dominic Aubrey De Vere) 
Annina van Neel was overseeing the construction of a long-awaited airport on the island of St Helena when she learnt that the remains of thousands of formerly enslaved Africans have been uncovered, unearthing one of the most significant traces of the transatlantic slave trade in the world. Annina decides to advocate for this legacy, initiating a debate among the islanders - many of whom have shared ancestry with the enslaved - on how to create an appropriate memorial. 

The Black Panther Cubs (Dir. Aurora Brachman) 
They are the children of the Black Panther party – the self-styled Panther cubs. Born into the 1970s revolutionary movement for Black equality and self-determination, they have lived in the shadows of a promised land that was never attained. We join them as they continue to wrestle, 50 years later, with the dichotomy of their extraordinary childhoods: the enormous pride and love it gave them as members of the Black Panther family, and the booming loss they endured – of parents, of security, and of the hope for radical change that did not materialise.