Unchained Memories
by Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon
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Actor: Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Michael Boatman, Roscoe Lee Browne, Whoopi GoldbergDirector: Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon
Brand: HBO HOME VIDEO
Producer: Beth Harrison
Producer: Donna Brown Guillaume
Producer: Jacqueline Glover
Producer: Juliet Weber
Producer: Lana Garland
Writer: Mark Jonathan Harris
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: HBO Home Video
Movie Reviews of Unchained Memories
Movie Review: Mind-blowing revelation of US slavery by slaves themselves
Summary: 5 Stars
Fabulous and spine-chilling documentary of the horrors of slavery in 19th century USA, told by the slaves themselves - written testimonies read by actors with vivid, graphic photos; should be compulsory viewing for all secondary schools in history classes. Only thing is, you can't actually view it as it is because it's linked to the regional US DVD system.
Summary of Unchained Memories
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors.The material used for this beautifully made HBO documentary dates back to the 1930s, when journalists conducted thousands of interviews with former slaves who'd been emancipated at the end of the Civil War. A selection of these faithfully transcribed "slave narratives" are vividly read (acted, really) here by a host of distinguished performers, ranging from Samuel L. Jackson to Oprah Winfrey, from Don Cheadle to Angela Bassett, with narration by Whoopi Goldberg. Since there's obviously no film available from the slave period, the producers use artfully edited photos, file footage, some atmospheric new film, and shots of the performers in action to bring the material to life. Add all of that to the DVD bonus features (text bios of individual slaves and a couple of lengthy audio segments), and you have a moving record of bitter, weary, yet resilient and quietly proud people living with memories that never would, or could, fade. --Sam Graham
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