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  • 500 Years Later (2005)
  • Not Rated
    106 min | Documentary
500 Years Later (2005)
Not Rated
106 min | Documentary

Crime, drugs, HIV/AIDS, poor education, inferiority complex, low expectation, poverty, corruption, poor health, and underdevelopment plagues people of African descent globally - Why? 500 years later from the onset of Slavery and subsequent...See moreCrime, drugs, HIV/AIDS, poor education, inferiority complex, low expectation, poverty, corruption, poor health, and underdevelopment plagues people of African descent globally - Why? 500 years later from the onset of Slavery and subsequent Colonialism, Africans are still struggling for basic freedom-Why? Filmed in five continents, and over twenty countries, 500 Years Later engages the authentic retrospective voice, told from the African vantage-point of those whom history has sought to silence by examining the collective atrocities that uprooted Africans from their culture and homeland. 500 Years Later is a timeless compelling journey, infused with the spirit and music of liberation that chronicles the struggle of a people who have fought and continue to fight for the most essential human right - freedom. Written by Halaqah Media See less
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Director
Owen Alik Shahadah (as Owen 'Alik Shahadah)
Writer
M.K. Asante (written by) (as M.K. Asante Jr.)
Producers
Ako Mitchell (as Ako Osayaba Mitchell) | Owen Alik Shahadah (as Owen 'Alik Shahadah)
Composers
Tunde Jegede (music by) | Ocacia (score by)
Cinematographer
Owen Alik Shahadah (as Owen 'Alik Shahadah)
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Release date
Feb 24, 2005 (United States)
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61 cast members
Name Known for
Kolfi Adu
Self - African Storyteller Self - African Storyteller   See fewer
Sona Jobarteh
Self - Kora Player (as Maya Jobarteh) Self - Kora Player (as Maya Jobarteh)   See fewer
Hunter Adams III
Self - Neuroscientist Self - Neuroscientist   See fewer
Hakim Adi
Self - Historian (as Dr. Hakim Adi) Self - Historian (as Dr. Hakim Adi)   See fewer
Toyin Agbetu
Self - Ligali Media Self - Ligali Media   See fewer
Mukasa Afrika
Self - Teacher at Lotus Academy Self - Teacher at Lotus Academy   See fewer
Ras Kumasi
Self - Afruika Bantu School Teacher Self - Afruika Bantu School Teacher   See fewer
Adisa Alkebulan
Self - Lecturer (as Dr. Adisa Alkebulan) Self - Lecturer (as Dr. Adisa Alkebulan)   See fewer
Molefi Kete Asante
Self - Professor Temple University (as Dr. Molefi Asante) Self - Professor Temple University (as Dr. Molefi Asante)   See fewer
Afrar Afriyea
Self - Afruika Bantu Saturday School Self - Afruika Bantu Saturday School   See fewer
M.K. Asante
Self - Writer (as M.K. Asante Jr.) Self - Writer (as M.K. Asante Jr.)   See fewer
Sister Aya
Self - Afruika Bantu Saturday School Self - Afruika Bantu Saturday School   See fewer
Amiri Baraka
Self - Poet and Activist (archive sound) Self - Poet and Activist (archive sound)   See fewer
David Commissiong
Self - Pan-African Affairs Barbados Self - Pan-African Affairs Barbados   See fewer
Kevin Farmer
Self - Barbadian Historian Self - Barbadian Historian   See fewer
Mighty Gabby
Self - Barbadian Cultural Ambassador (as The Mighty Gabby) Self - Barbadian Cultural Ambassador (as The Mighty Gabby)   See fewer
Nelson George
Self - Playwright Self - Playwright   See fewer
Asher Hoyles
Self - Teacher and Writer Self - Teacher and Writer   See fewer
David Hutchinson
Self - CEO Pan-Grove Inc. Self - CEO Pan-Grove Inc.   See fewer
Junkung Jobarteh
Self - University of the Gambia Self - University of the Gambia   See fewer
Dumar Johnson
Self - 'Mayor of Germantown' Self - 'Mayor of Germantown'   See fewer
Maulana Karenga
Self - Founder of Kwanzaa (as Dr. Maulana Karenga) Self - Founder of Kwanzaa (as Dr. Maulana Karenga)   See fewer
Gary Lewars
Self - Musician (as Gary 'Gaz' Lewars) Self - Musician (as Gary 'Gaz' Lewars)   See fewer
Abdul Malik
Self - Vendor Self - Vendor   See fewer
Abdullah Malik
Self - Vendor Self - Vendor   See fewer
Mahlet Marigue
Self - Ethiopian Worker Self - Ethiopian Worker   See fewer
Trevor Marshal
Self - Barbadian Historian Self - Barbadian Historian   See fewer
Andrew Muhammad
Self - Author of 'Hidden History' Self - Author of 'Hidden History'   See fewer
Hiba Muhammad
Self - Somali Help Group (as Hiba Muhammed) Self - Somali Help Group (as Hiba Muhammed)   See fewer
Khaleel Muhammad
Self - CEO Skyborn Media (as Khaleel Muhammed) Self - CEO Skyborn Media (as Khaleel Muhammed)   See fewer
Kimani Nehusi
Self - University of East London (as Dr. Kimani Nehusi) Self - University of East London (as Dr. Kimani Nehusi)   See fewer
Nicole Devereux
Self - Attorney at Law Self - Attorney at Law   See fewer
Isaac Osei
Self - High Commissioner of Ghana (as Isaac Ossei) Self - High Commissioner of Ghana (as Isaac Ossei)   See fewer
Pablo Imani
Self - Creative Artist Self - Creative Artist   See fewer
Ife Planke
Self - Creative Artist Self - Creative Artist   See fewer
Paul Robeson Jr.
Self - Civil Rights Activist Self - Civil Rights Activist   See fewer
Wilfred D. Samuels
Self - Professor Utah University (as Dr. Wilfred Samuels) Self - Professor Utah University (as Dr. Wilfred Samuels)   See fewer
Sarjo Sanyang
Self - Student - University of the Gambia Self - Student - University of the Gambia   See fewer
Shaykh Muhammad Shareef
Self - Sankore Institute Self - Sankore Institute   See fewer
Esther Stanford
Self - Quest for Justice Self - Quest for Justice   See fewer
Shakeeta Sturden
Self - Student Self - Student   See fewer
Chris Thomas
Self - Entrepreneur Self - Entrepreneur   See fewer
Ina Walter
Self - Lotus Academy (as Dr. Ina Walter) Self - Lotus Academy (as Dr. Ina Walter)   See fewer
Frances Cress Welsing
Self - Behavioural Scientist (as Dr. Francis Cress Welsing) Self - Behavioural Scientist (as Dr. Francis Cress Welsing)   See fewer
Helena Woodard
Self - Historian (as Dr. Helena Woodard) Self - Historian (as Dr. Helena Woodard)   See fewer
Tukufu Zuberi
Self - Director of African Studies (as Dr. Tukufu Zuberi) Self - Director of African Studies (as Dr. Tukufu Zuberi)   See fewer
Umar Sayeed Kimaryo
Self - Zanzibar Slave Tours, East Africa Self - Zanzibar Slave Tours, East Africa   See fewer
Kohain Nathanya Halevi
Self - Executive Secretary of the Panafest Foundation (as Rabbi Kohain Halevi) Self - Executive Secretary of the Panafest Foundation (as Rabbi Kohain Halevi)   See fewer
Prince Ras Nana
Self - Grenadian Rastafarian Spiritual Leader Self - Grenadian Rastafarian Spiritual Leader   See fewer
Andrew Mitchell
Self - Chicago Community Activist Self - Chicago Community Activist   See fewer
Angella Montoute
Self - Filmmaker Self - Filmmaker   See fewer
Malcolm X
Self (archive sound) (as El-Hajj Malik Shabazz 'Malcolm X') Self (archive sound) (as El-Hajj Malik Shabazz 'Malcolm X')   See fewer
Marcus Garvey
Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound)   See fewer
Bill Cosby
Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound)   See fewer
Sandra Richards
Self - Co-founder of Education Africa Teaching (as Dr. Sandra Richards) Self - Co-founder of Education Africa Teaching (as Dr. Sandra Richards)   See fewer
Steve Martin
Self - Historian and Author of 'Britain's Slave Trade' Self - Historian and Author of 'Britain's Slave Trade'   See fewer
Yvonne Robinson
Self - Arts Council - London Self - Arts Council - London   See fewer
Annabelle Adams
Self - Teacher - Afruika Bantu Saturday School - UK Self - Teacher - Afruika Bantu Saturday School - UK   See fewer
Samuel Hay
Self - Professor Lafayette College (as Dr. Samuel Hay) Self - Professor Lafayette College (as Dr. Samuel Hay)   See fewer
Kofi Opoku
Self - Director of African Studies, Lafayette College (as Dr. Kofi Opoku) Self - Director of African Studies, Lafayette College (as Dr. Kofi Opoku)   See fewer
Dider Le'Mon
Self - Musician Self - Musician   See fewer
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