| Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North | |
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| Directed by | Katrina Browne Alla Kovgan Jude Ray |
| Written by | Katrina Browne Alla Kovgan |
| Running time | 86 min |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North is a 2008 documentary film directed by Katrina Browne, Alla Kovgan, and Jude Ray.
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The film focuses on the descendants of the DeWolf family, a prominent slave trading family from Rhode Island. The film follows them as they retrace the triangle trade starting at Linden Place in Bristol, Rhode Island, the hometown of the DeWolfs, where the family was prominent in the Bristol Fourth of July Parade, local Episcopal Church and other local institutions. The film then goes to Ghana where the slaves were purchased and then to Cuba where the DeWolfs owned a large plantation. The film competed in the Documentary Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.[1]