Meeting David Wilson

1h 23m
Documentary
7

African American filmmaker David A. Wilson decided to look into his family's history during the slave era. The result is this documentary, which provides a unique perspective on the long shadow cast by slavery in America. Wilson travels to North Carolina to visit the plantation where his ancestors once toiled and to meet its current owner -- a white man named David Wilson, whose slave-owning ancestors originally occupied the property.

Cast

David A. Wilson
Himself
David H. Wilson
Himself

Crew

David A. Wilson
Director, Writer
Daniel J. Woolsey
Director, Cinematography
Timothy Dixon
Editor
Rui DaSilva
Executive Producer
Mathius Mack Gertz
Executive Producer
Peter Menzies
Executive Producer
Barion Grant
Producer
Stacy D. Gardner
Associate Producer
Maria C. Taft
Associate Producer
Krystia Basil
Line Producer
Pete Romano
Sound Designer

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