Descendant (2022 film)

Descendant
Netflix release poster
Directed by	Margaret Brown
Written by	Margaret Brown Dr. Kern Jackson
Produced by	Margaret Brown Kyle Martin Essie Chambers
Cinematography	Justin Zweifach Zac Manuel]
Edited by	Michael Bloch Geoffrey Richman
Music by	Ray Angry Rhiannon Giddens Dirk Powell
Production companies	Participant Night Tide Production Take One Five Entertainment
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	January 2022 (2022-January) (Sundance) October 21, 2022 (2022-10-21)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Descendant is a 2022 American historical documentary film directed by Margaret Brown, chronicling the story behind Africatown in Alabama, and the descendants of the last known enslaved Africans brought to the United States aboard the Clotilda. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, where it was picked up for wider distribution by Higher Ground Productions and Netflix. It received a theatrical release on October 21, 2022 and was available to stream on Netflix that day as well.