2005 US/UK documentary film by Owen 'Alik Shahadah
500 Years Later
Directed by
Owen 'Alik Shahadah
Written by
M. K. Asante, Jr.
Produced by
Owen 'Alik Shahadah Ako Oseyaba Mitchell
Starring
Kimani Nehusi Molefi Kete Asante Maulana Karenga Muhammad Shareef Paul Robeson, Jr. Welsing Amiri Baraka Bill Cosby Hakim Adi Khaleel Muhammad Mighty Gabby M. K. Asante, Jr.
Music by
Tunde Jegede Ocacia
Production companies
Halaqah Media Films Asante Filmworx
Distributed by
Codeblack Entertainment
Release date
October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)
Running time
108 minutes
Countries
United States United Kingdom
Language
English
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500 Years Later (፭፻ ዓመታት በኋላ500 ʿamätatə bähwala) is a 2005 independent documentary film directed by Owen 'Alik Shahadah and written by M. K. Asante, Jr. It has won five international film festival awards in the category of Best Documentary, including the UNESCO "Breaking the Chains" award.[1][2][3] It has won other awards including Best Documentary at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, Best Documentary at the Bridgetown Film Festival in Barbados, Best Film at the International Black Cinema Film Festival in Berlin, and Best International Documentary at the Harlem International Film Festival in New York.[4]
500 Years Later has received praise and controversy, both for its creative documentary genre, and its social-political impact with relation to race study. The film premiered on February 28, 2005, at the Pan-African Awards (PAFF) and won Best Documentary there. It made its American television premiere on August 23, 2008, on TV One (Radio One), and Ethiopian Television premiere on October 27, 2007. It was shown nationally in South Africa on December 14, 2014, on SABC 2.[5][6] In 2010, the sequel, Motherland, was released.
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