Please note…

This online screening has reached its registration capacity*.
* Except Arts Circle and Film Lover Members – see ‘Registration Information’ below.

Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to watch Descendant in our Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room, powered by Vision Media. A special pre-recorded conversation with writer/director Margaret Brown and producers Essie Chambers and Kyle Martin, moderated by Josh Welsh (President, Film Independent) is included as part of this screening experience.

Descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda celebrate their heritage and take command of their legacy, as the discovery of the remains of the last known slave ship to arrive in the United States offers them a tangible link to their ancestors.

 
2022, 108 minutes, color | Written by Margaret Brown, Dr. Kern Jackson | Directed by Margaret Brown | Starring Joycelyn Davis Emmett Lewis, Darron Patterson, Kamau Sadiki | Produced by Kyle Martin, Essie Chambers, Margaret Brown | Executive Produced by Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Shawn Gee, Zarah Zohlman, Kate Hurwitz
 

Registration Information

All Film Independent Members can register for this online screening starting at 1:00 pm on Monday, September 26. | Registration is free; one registration per Membership. | Proof of Member status is required to complete registration.

Arts Circle and Film Lover Members are guaranteed access to this event; email membership@filmindependent.org for more information.

How to Watch

On the first day of screening availability, registered Members (and guests, when applicable) will be emailed a secure link by our partner Vision Media to watch this title in the Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room.

Online Screening Policies

Availability window and registration capacity may vary; always register as early as possible to ensure access. Links are watermarked, nontransferable and may only be used by the Member who completed the registration. Limit one link per Membership, per event.

Members are required to follow all rules and guidelines as laid out by Film Independent and/or its partners. If a guest has been registered for an event by a Member, these policies shall apply to that guest. Violation of policies may result in suspension or termination of Membership.

Event details and guest participation are subject to change or cancellation without prior notice.