We are proud to present this special screening of the Austin Film Critics Association’s 2022 Austin Film Award Winner, DESCENDANT, directed by Austin filmmaker Margaret Brown.

The Africatown residents in Mobile, Alabama, have shared stories about their origins for generations. Their community was founded by enslaved ancestors who were transported in 1860 aboard the last known and illegal slave ship, Clotilda. Director Margaret Brown’s layered contemplation explores the interplay between memory and evidence and the question of how history passes and is preserved in this multiple award-winning documentary.