Unearthed and Understood

Unearthed and Understood

Still Frame. Archival
Directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Produced by University of Virginia
Written by Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Starring Rita Dove, Julian Bond, Larry Sabato et al
Music by Money Musk, and others
Cinematography Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Edited by Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Release dates
  • October 2014
Running time
 18 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Unearthed and Understood is a documentary produced by the President’s Commission on Slavery and the University at the University of Virginia.[1] The film, produced and directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, premiered at the "Universities Confronting the Legacy of Slavery” symposium in Charlottesville on October 16, 2014.[2][3] HD | 18 min.

Argument

In a series of interviews with members of the President’s Commission on Slavery and the University, the film expresses current state of affairs, concerns and hopes for the work ahead as the University of Virginia investigates its painful past of slavery and slave trade.[4] The President’s Commission on Slavery and the University objective is to provide recommendations on the commemoration of the University of Virginia’s historical relationship to slavery. It was established in September 2013.”Unearthed and Understood” is its first documentary presentation.[5]

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Cellist Phillip Munck and sound engineer during the recording session of Money Musk from Thomas Jefferson’s music sheet found at Monticello, for the documentary “Unearthed and Understood”
Professor Kirt vonDaacke at work teaching the history of the University of Virginia and Slavery in the documentary film “Unearthed and Understood”
Name Director Producer Interviewed Notes
University of Virginia Yes Presidents Commission on Slavery and the University
Heritage Film Project Yes Production Entity
Eduardo Montes-Bradley Yes Yes Producer, writer, cinematographer, editor
Teresa A. Sullivan Yes President of the University of Virginia
Dr. Marcus Martin Yes Yes Executive Producer. Co-chair PCSU, Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity
Rita Dove Yes
University of Virginia Yes Producer
Meghan Saunders Faulkner Yes Production Coordinator
Soledad Liendo Yes Line Producer
Kirt vonDaacke Yes Yes Executive Producer. Co-chair PCSU, Associate Professor of History. Historian, Author.
Julian Bond Yes
Larry Sabato Yes Interviewed in Washington, DC
Benjamin P. Ford Yes Principal Investigator at Rivanna Archeological Services, LLC
Kelley Deetz Yes Postdoctoral Research Associate
Rev. Dr. Alvin Edwards Yes Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church
Ervin Jordan Yes Associate Professor and Special Collections Research Archivist
Andrea Douglas Yes Director of the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
Lynn Rainville Yes
Edna Turay Yes Member of Memorial for Enslaved Laborers
Rev. Hodari Hamilton Yes First Baptist Church
Rev. Lloyd Cosby Yes Zion Union Baptist Church
Lucia “Cinder” Stanton Yes Monticello's Shannon Senior Historian. Author
Maurie McInnis Yes Professor of Art History and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Tierney Fairchild Yes Chair of the U.Va. IDEA Fund
Alex Johnson Yes Professor in the School of Law
Deborah McDowell Yes Professor of English and Director of the Carter G. Woodson Institute of African-American and African Studies

References

  1. ↑ International Movie Data Base
  2. ↑ UVA Magazine. “Examining Slavery at the University”
  3. ↑ UVA Today | U.Va. Group Honors Unknown Slaves at Burial Site, Sets Stage for Future Work. October 16th, 2014.
  4. ↑ Kirt vonDaacke presents Eduardo Montes-Bradley at the Heritage Center before the screening of the film “Unearthed and Understood: Slavery at the University of Virginia” October 16th, 2014 African American Heritage Center, Charlottesville, VA.
  5. ↑ University of Virginia Lifetime Learning

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