The Land Beneath Our Feet 2016

When lost footage from the 1920s depicting a corporate land grab in the early days of globalization arrives back in Liberia, it sparks inquiry into how Liberians lost sovereignty over the very land that sustains them.

The Land Beneath Our Feet

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Documentary

The Land Beneath Our Feet follows a young Liberian man, uprooted by war, who returns from the USA with never-before-seen footage of Liberia’s past. The uncovered footage is embraced as a national treasure. Depicting a 1926 corporate land grab, it is also an explosive reminder of eroding land rights.

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Philomena Bloh Sayeh

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Cecil T.O. Brandy

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Miatta Fahnbulleh

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Ali Kaba

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Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor

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Joseph Saye Guannu

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Homepage http://thelandbeneathourfeet.com/
Release Date 2016-11-03
Runtime 60m
Directors Sarita Siegel, Gregg Mitman, Sarita Siegel
Producers Sarita Siegel, Gregg Mitman, Justin Bomberg, Judith Helfand, Jojin Van Winkle, Alexander Wiaplah
Writer Sarita Siegel