Unearthed and Understood

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Unearthed & Understood
Unearthed & Understood.jpg
Still Frame. Archival
Directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Written by Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Produced byUniversity of Virginia
Starring Rita Dove, Julian Bond, Larry Sabato et al
Cinematography Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Edited by Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Music by Money Musk, and others
Release date
  • October 2014 (2014-10)
Running time
18 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Unearthed & 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]

Contents

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]

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Cellist Phillip Munck and sound engineer during the recording session of Money Musk from Thomas Jefferson's music sheet found at Monticello, for the documentary Unearthed and Understood Honey Musk Recording Session.jpg
Cellist Phillip Munck and sound engineer during the recording session of Money Musk from Thomas Jefferson's music sheet found at Monticello, for the documentary Unearthed and Understood
Professor Kirt vonDaacke at work teaching the history of the University of Virginia and Slavery in the documentary film Unearthed and Understood Teaching Slavery at the University of Virginia.jpg
Professor Kirt vonDaacke at work teaching the history of the University of Virginia and Slavery in the documentary film Unearthed and Understood
NameDirectorProducerInterviewedNotes
University of VirginiaYesPresidents Commission on Slavery and the University
Heritage Film Project YesProduction Entity
Eduardo Montes-BradleyYesYesProducer, writer, cinematographer, editor
Teresa A. Sullivan YesPresident of the University of Virginia
Dr. Marcus MartinYesYesExecutive Producer. Co-chair PCSU, Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity
Rita Dove Yes
University of VirginiaYesProducer
Meghan Saunders FaulknerYes Production Coordinator
Soledad LiendoYes Line Producer
Kirt vonDaackeYesYesExecutive Producer. Co-chair PCSU, Associate Professor of History. Historian, Author.
Julian Bond Yes
Larry Sabato YesInterviewed in Washington, DC
Benjamin P. FordYesPrincipal Investigator at Rivanna Archeological Services, LLC
Kelley DeetzYesPostdoctoral Research Associate
Rev. Dr. Alvin EdwardsYesMt. Zion First African Baptist Church
Ervin JordanYesAssociate Professor and Special Collections Research Archivist
Andrea DouglasYesDirector of the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
Lynn RainvilleYes
Edna TurayYesMember of Memorial for Enslaved Laborers
Rev. Hodari HamiltonYesFirst Baptist Church
Rev. Lloyd CosbyYesZion Union Baptist Church
Lucia "Cinder" StantonYes Monticello's Shannon Senior Historian. Author
Maurie McInnisYesProfessor of Art History and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Tierney FairchildYesChair of the U.Va. IDEA Fund
Alex JohnsonYesProfessor in the School of Law
Deborah E. McDowell YesProfessor of English and Director of the Carter G. Woodson Institute of African-American and African Studies

References

  1. ↑ International Movie Data Base
  2. ↑ 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.
  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.
  5. ↑ University of Virginia Lifetime Learning
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