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  • Podcast Episode | 29 min | Talk-Show

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Documentary Filmmaker Absorbs the American South's History in 'Descendant' (Season 1, Episode 11)
Podcast Episode | 29 min | Talk-Show
Documentary filmmaker Margaret Brown was born and raised in Mobile, Ala., and has had an absorbing interest in the American South, including her 2004 documentary "Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt." But only while filming "...See moreDocumentary filmmaker Margaret Brown was born and raised in Mobile, Ala., and has had an absorbing interest in the American South, including her 2004 documentary "Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt." But only while filming "The Order of Myths," in 2008, she learned of the last known slave ship brought to the United States in the late 1850s, and the nearby community former slaves formed. That was the moment when she came across the topic of her newest project, the film "Descendant." Now, Brown shares how she created partnerships to make the film, and got Questlove, Netflix and the Obamas to become involved in it. See less
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Updated Oct 28, 2022
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Oct 28, 2022 (United States)
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1 nomination

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Margaret Brown
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The Business (2015)
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Kim Masters
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The Good Wife (2009)
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