Sunday, July 18, 2010
New Documentary Profiles African Americans Who Have Moved to Africa
-- Living an Authentic Life as an African American in Ghana, West Africa --
Snapshots from Documentary
Indianapolis, IN – The film, "An African-American Quest for Authenticity", is a documentary about 21 trailblazing ‘repatriates' who left America to return to the land of their ancestors and live an authentic and fulfilling life in Ghana, West Africa.
This film reveals a theme that seems to connect them all - they have found peace and freedom living in the land of their ancestors and are living successfully. This film also dispels many myths about Africa and captures the true spirit, challenges and joys of these repatriates as they live their authentic lives reconnecting to the Motherland - Africa.
The idea of authenticity today is an ideal shared by people of all races and cultures, however vaguely understood. After four hundred years of living in America, African-Americans have adopted many different frames of reference in order to survive and hold onto their authenticity.
Many of them chose to embrace the American way of life and reject any association to being of African descent. Some chose to reject the American way of life and embrace their African history and culture.
Evidently, as African- Americans learn more about the richness of their African heritage and history, some have sought personal fulfillment and self-actualization by migrating back to the Motherland.
The idea of migrating is not foreign to Africans and African-Americans. Long before the
Transatlantic Slave Trade, Africans traveled, migrated and settled all over the known world. Thirteen major migrations have been documented in America revealing the African and African-American's quest to be free and self-determining. This recent migration of over 5,000 African-Americans to Ghana is evidence of that continuing quest to live authentically with a sense of belonging as a person born of African descent.
So, why would African-Americans today want to leave America and live in an ‘underdeveloped' country? Could it be that they are discontent living in America or could there be a deeper spiritual connection? The research and interviews with these ‘repatriates' answers these and other questions surrounding their choice to migrate to Ghana.
The film has been presented by the International Interfaith Alliance in Indianapolis, IN and screened at the 2010 Indiana Black Expo Film Festival and at the Spartanburg Public Library in Spartanburg, SC. It has also been aired on WIPB in Muncie, IN, a PBS station.
To schedule a screening of "An African-American Quest for Authenticity", contact Cindy Ball at cindyball@sbcglobal.net at 317-979-0231 or Wes Barnard at 317-370-8719 or wes98311@yahoo.com.
Source: Black News