Motherland

What a wonderful piece of art from Shahadah and his team. For those of you who want to see the truth about Africa then this is the film to see.

It is a combination of knowledge and experience from the director and some of the best intellectuals minds of African decent. It is suitable for people of all ages and cultures. I recommend this film to all audiences.

Shahadah has done it again. His usual quest for the truth is evident in this work. Films about Africa have never been approached in this context.

I congratulate the directors , the writers and the actors that have all made this work of art.

Was a great up to date film on Afraka! The visuals was great! Love the insertion of the Amharic language.The best side of the film is the economic chapter, to help people understand what is going with Afraka financially. This should be watched by High School and College kids to help there understand of the continent of Afraka. Afrakans from all over the world, will enjoy this film. A great quote from the film was, that of Malcolm X, on Afrakans hating themselves. And also Black vs African. Black is a made up term that stems from European thought. There is no race that is all one color or even black. Hopefully this film will strike a chord in a lot of minds.

THE best doc film i have seen on representing the continent of Africa. A portrayal of the Africa people which educates, enlightens, empowers and necessarily criticises all areas of the 'Motherland'. A must see! For once Africa is represented with pride, passion and sophistication - we see the picture of Africa as it really is, and uniquely this is at last the story of Africa told BY Africans. This is the perfect sequel to 500 years later, and collectively these films address key underlying problems within the African psyche, both on the continent and in the diaspora. But crucially not only does Motherland present these issues, it offers ways of resolution through constructive criticism and the systematic presentation of the aspects of African history that are so commonly omitted by other parts of the world.

PAN-AFRICAISM REVIEW

This film is the most flawless example of Pan-Africanism. When an Ethiopian first sees this film he is attracted to it because they see their prime Minister and their culture. After watching the film they know more about their culture and the broader culture of Africa and the Pan-African struggle.

When a person from South Africa watches this film they are learning about Ethiopia and Kenya, and Rwanda. And they all see their inter- connections beyond nationalities and ethnic groups. It is only a film that could do this. Not only imparting information but building a social place where people gather to see this film, and further interacting and understanding the challenges that face their lives as Africans.

The plethora of voices from African-Americans, Ghanians, Malians enriches the story of Africa in the most beautiful way. Someone is strong on politics, and another is strong of culture, these various and differing people however harmonize in one Pan-African song to sing through the negative media image of Africa and speak in dignity reaffirming terms about their own story.

Motherland is so powerful that it upsets the status Quo. So you get a lot of spike/revenge votes of 1/10. Anytime you do that you attract the haters who will deliberately do everything (like in slavery and apartheid) to destroy the work. So some have not seen the film, but they know what it represents and they vote 1/10. But this has done nothing to affect the film.

Motherland is a beautifully crafted, ambitious production that critically and unapologetically examines the beautiful complexity of African culture. Destined to become required viewing for students of African civilizations, history, politics, economics and religion, it is massive in scope. Be prepared to learn volumes.

ever there was a film that could be called the greatest social African documentary this would be it. As never have I seen one body of work which chronicles in a cohesive way the collective history of African people in the Diaspora in context and with dignity. Not only does Motherland document it lays pathways for solutions to the crisis, the film takes responsibility for not only being a mirror on a problem but more than that. This is why it is more than a film.