Unearthed and Understood explained

Unearthed and Understood
Director:Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Producer:University of Virginia
Starring:Rita Dove, Julian Bond, Larry Sabato et al
Music:Money Musk, and others
Cinematography:Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Editing:Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Runtime:18 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Unearthed and Understood is a documentary produced by the President's Commission on Slavery and the University at the University of Virginia.[1] The film, produced and directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley for Heritage Film Project, premiered at the "Universities Confronting the Legacy of Slavery" symposium in Charlottesville on October 16, 2014.[2] [3]

Argument

In a series of interviews with members of the President's Commission on Slavery and the University, the film expresses current state of affairs, concerns and hopes for the work ahead as the University of Virginia investigates its painful past of slavery and slave trade.[4] The President's Commission on Slavery and the University objective is to provide recommendations on the commemoration of the University of Virginia's historical relationship to slavery. It was established in September 2013. Unearthed and Understood is its first documentary presentation.[5]

Billing Block

NameDirector ProducerInterviewedNotes
University of VirginiaPresidents Commission on Slavery and the University
Heritage Film ProjectProduction Entity
Eduardo Montes-BradleyProducer, writer, cinematographer, editor
Teresa A. SullivanPresident of the University of Virginia
Dr. Marcus MartinExecutive Producer. Co-chair PCSU, Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity
Rita Dove
University of VirginiaProducer
Meghan Saunders FaulknerProduction Coordinator
Soledad LiendoLine Producer
Kirt vonDaackeExecutive Producer. Co-chair PCSU, Associate Professor of History. Historian, Author.
Julian Bond
Larry SabatoInterviewed in Washington, DC
Benjamin P. FordPrincipal Investigator at Rivanna Archeological Services, LLC
Kelley DeetzPostdoctoral Research Associate
Rev. Dr. Alvin EdwardsMt. Zion First African Baptist Church
Ervin JordanAssociate Professor and Special Collections Research Archivist
Andrea DouglasDirector of the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
Lynn Rainville
Edna TurayAlumna Member of Memorial for Enslaved Laborers
Rev. Hodari HamiltonFirst Baptist Church
Rev. Lloyd CosbyZion Union Baptist Church
Lucia "Cinder" StantonMonticello's Shannon Senior Historian. Author
Maurie McInnisProfessor of Art History and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Tierney FairchildChair of the U.Va. IDEA Fund
Alex Johnson Professor in the School of Law
Deborah E. McDowellProfessor of English and Director of the Carter G. Woodson Institute of African-American and African Studies

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4065306/combined International Movie Data Base
  2. http://uvamagazine.org/articles/examining_slavery_at_the_university UVA Magazine. “Examining Slavery at the University”
  3. UVA Today | U.Va. Group Honors Unknown Slaves at Burial Site, Sets Stage for Future Work. October 16th, 2014. http://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-group-honors-unknown-slaves-burial-site-sets-stage-future-work
  4. Kirt vonDaacke presents Eduardo Montes-Bradley at the Heritage Center before the screening of the film Unearthed and Understood: Slavery at the University of Virginia October 16th, 2014 African American Heritage Center, Charlottesville, VA. https://vimeo.com/109385601
  5. http://www.virginia.edu/lifetimelearning/etm20150127.html University of Virginia Lifetime Learning