Sapelo

2020
1h 32m

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Sapelo is a documentary that journeys within a unique American island to tell the story of its matriarchal griot, Cornelia Walker Bailey, and her adopted sons coming of age in the last remai... Read allSapelo is a documentary that journeys within a unique American island to tell the story of its matriarchal griot, Cornelia Walker Bailey, and her adopted sons coming of age in the last remaining enclave of the Saltwater Geechee people.Sapelo is a documentary that journeys within a unique American island to tell the story of its matriarchal griot, Cornelia Walker Bailey, and her adopted sons coming of age in the last remaining enclave of the Saltwater Geechee people.

Directors
- Nick Brandestini
- Taylor Segrest
Writer
- Taylor Segrest
Stars
- Cornelia Walker Bailey
- Bahni Turpin

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7.6/10

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Directors
- Nick Brandestini
- Taylor Segrest
Writer
- Taylor Segrest
Stars
- Cornelia Walker Bailey
- Bahni Turpin

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Awards
- 7 wins & 5 nominations total

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Bahni Turpin

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Directors
- Nick Brandestini
- Taylor Segrest
Writer
- Taylor Segrest
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10lkoehnemann

Beautiful cinematic poetry!

This film is a gorgeous, sensuous homage to Sapelo Island, its endangered Gullah Geechee culture, and Cornelia Walker Bailey. Bailey was a champion of Gullah Geechee culture who fought to keep alive the community's history and way of life. The nature of their enslavement on an isolated island and coastal plantations created a unique culture with deep African retentions that are visible in the Gullah Geechee people's distinctive crafts, foods, music, and language. Stunning imagery. The screening was at the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

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