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The Land Beneath Our Feet

Name: The Land Beneath Our Feet
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Philomena Bloh Sayeh, Cecil T.O. Brandy, Ali Kaba, Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor, Joseph Saye Guannu

When lost footage from the 1920s depicting a corporate land grab in the early days of globalization arrives back in Liberia, it sparks inquiry into how Liberians lost sovereignty over the very land that sustains them.

20161hDirected by Sarita Siegel

Documentary

The Land Beneath Our Feet follows a young Liberian man, uprooted by war, who returns from the USA with never-before-seen footage of Liberia’s past. The uncovered footage is embraced as a national treasure. Depicting a 1926 corporate land grab, it is also an explosive reminder of eroding land rights.

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