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 beyond.

Through the films, witness compelling personal perspectives told through a distinctive artistic lens, as individuals work to decolonise Black history and honour their ancestors' hopeful mission.

On the panel, learn more about the 10-year restorative justice initiative launched in response to the Guardian founders’ links to transatlantic slavery.

Screening in this programme: 

Buried (Dir. Joseph Curran & Dominic Aubrey De Vere) 
The remote island of St Helena, a British overseas territory, is best known for Napoleon's tomb - its biggest tourist attraction. However, while overseeing the construction of a long-awaited airport on the island, Annina van Neel learns 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. Along the way, she enlists the help of African American preservationist and veteran activist Peggy King Jorde, who makes important connections in their shared history.

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.