Black Seeds: The History of Africans in America

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Black Seeds: The History of Africans In America
Poster
Directed by	Bayer Mack
Written by	Bayer Mack
Produced by	Bayer Mack Frances Presley-Rice
Narrated by	Carey Conley
Edited by	Bayer Mack
Music by	Various
Distributed by	Block Starz Music Television
Release date	January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Black Seeds: The History of Africans in America is a 2021 documentary film written and directed by Bayer Mack. The film re-examines the history of African people in America and tracks the evolution of their armed resistance to slavery.

Released independently by Block Starz Music Television, Black Seeds premiered on Amazon Prime Video on January 29, 2021 and has received positive reviews from critics. The film was nominated for the Jury Award for "Best Documentary" at the 2021 African Film Festival (TAFF), and won "Best Documentary Feature" at the 2021 Denton Black Film Festival.

Synopsis[]

Black Seeds: The History of Africans in America documents the socioeconomic reasons behind the development of the transatlantic slave trade and shows how the institution of chattel slavery took root in the United States of America.

Development[]

Black Seeds is based on the best-selling 2020 textbook Black History 1619-2019: An Illustrated and Documented African-American History by Sandra K. Yocum and Frances Presley Rice. Carey Conley, an Atlanta, Georgia native and a graduate of Specs Howard School of Media Arts was cast as lead narrator before filming began on April 28, 2020. The seven month production featured a dozen supporting voice actors from four different countries.^[1]

Release[]

Block Starz Music Television released a two-minute trailer of Black Seeds: The History of Africans in America on the Fourth of July. On Halloween night 2020, local television viewers in the Greater Boston metropolitan area were given an advance screening of Black Seeds: The History of Africans in America on Cambridge Community Television. The documentary had its official world premiere at the Denton Black Film Festival in Denton, Texas, where it won "Best Documentary Feature" and director Bayer Mack was awarded a $20,000 camera package from Panavision. Black Seeds was included in the Portland Film Festival's "Indie Film Series" showcase of "Black Voices" during Black History Month. The film received an "Honorable Mention" at the 2021 Orlando International Film Festival presented by Lions Club International.^[2][3][4]

Accolades[]

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References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Black Seeds: The History of Africans in America at IMDb