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Logline

A Connecticut genealogist uncovers forgotten stories of formerly enslaved people, reconnecting descendants with their ancestors while challenging how America remembers its past.

Featured Voices

John Mills
Filmmaker / Author / Genealogist

Dr. Jesse Nasta
Wesleyan University

Nicole Thomas
Historian, CT Landmarks

Morgan Bengel
Curator, Old New-Gate Prison

Kevin Johnson
Historian, CT State Library

Dawn Lathrop-Goode
Descendant

Michael Lathrop
Descendant

Creative Team

Director
John Mills

Producer
John Mills

Co-Producer
Erica A. Mills

Cinematographer
John Mills

Editor
John Mills

Story Consultants
Roger J. Kuhns
Anne W. Schmidt

Selections/ Awards

  • Independent Shorts Awards Intl. Film Festival (Los Angeles) - Bronze Award, Best Editing

  • Flickers Rhode Island Intl. Film Festival - Semi-Finalist

  • Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival (GCUFF)

  • San Antonio Black Intl. Film Festival

  • Columbia Maryland Film Festival

  • Mystic Film Festival

  • Twin Cities Black Film Festival

  • Oscar Devereaux Micheaux BFAB Festival (Paducah, KY)

  • Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Films (Chapel Hill, NC)

Screenings

  • Oscar Devereaux Micheaux BFAB Festival (Paducah, KY)

    • WHEN: August 28 - 30, 2026

    • WHERE: Maiden Alley Cinema

    • Register (Coming soon)

  • Columbia Maryland Film Festival (Columbia, MD)

    • WHEN: September 7 - 13, 2026

    • WHERE: Online. Can only be viewed in authorized regions: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Virginia.

    • Register here

    • WHEN: Thursday, September 10, 2026 @ 4pm

    • WHERE: Maryland Innovation Center

    • Register here

  • Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Films (Chapel Hill, NC)

    • WHEN: September 15, 2026

    • WHERE: The Sonja Haynes Stone Center, UNC Chapel Hill

    • Register (Coming soon)

  • Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival (Cleveland, OH)

    • WHEN: Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 2:05pm

    • WHERE: Atlas Shaker Square (Theater 3)

    • Register here

    • WHEN: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 @ 6:00pm

    • WHERE: Warrensville Civic & Senior Center

  • Twin Cities Black Film Festival (Minneapolis, MN)

    • WHEN: September 24 - 26, 2026

    • WHERE: TBD

    • Register (Coming soon)

  • Mystic Film Festival (Mystic, CT)

    • WHEN: Friday, September 25th @ 2pm

    • WHERE: Mystic Luxury Cinemas (Theater 1)

    • Register here

  • San Antonio Black Intl. Film Festival (San Antonio, TX)

    • WHEN: Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 11:15am

    • WHERE: Little Carver Cultural Center (Theater 2)

    • Register here

    • WHEN: October 2 - 3, 2026

    • WHERE: Online (Streaming)

    • Register here

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