Motherland

Motherland (እናት ሀገር ʿenathager) is an 2010 independent documentary film directed and written by Owen 'Alik Shahadah. Motherland is the sequel to the multiaward winning film 500 Years Later. 500 Years Later has received praise as well as controversy, both for the genre of the film (creative documentary), and the social-political impact of the film as it relates to race study. Motherland is being produced in the USA,UK, Ethiopia and South Africa. M... more

Motherland (እናት ሀገር ʿenathager) is an 2010 independent documentary film directed and written by Owen 'Alik Shahadah. Motherland is the sequel to the multiaward winning film 500 Years Later. 500 Years Later has received praise as well as controversy, both for the genre of the film (creative documentary), and the social-political impact of the film as it relates to race study. Motherland is being produced in the USA,UK, Ethiopia and South Africa. Motherland is an epic documentary about the African continent from Ancient Kemet to the present. It is an overview of African history and contemporary issues but with the African people at the centre of the story. It is one of the first Pan-African features to be made. The cast features key figures from the African political world. Motherland is one of the only African documentaries to be mixed in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround. A technology which is usually associated with Hollywood big production films. The director and producers decided to... less