Through the Door of No Return

In a personal quest, filmmaker Shirikiana Aina made this documentary capturing her efforts to learn more about her father, who died when she was a child. A Michigan man descended from slaves, he was labeled a radical by the FBI. Aina traveled to Ghana, documenting an oral history of slavery in Elmina, a port where Africans were warehoused before shipping to the New World. She also filmed African-Americans who have established a colony in Ghana, choosing to raise their families there.

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Movie
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1
Episode Duration
80 mins
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Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
80 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Sep 6, 1997
Season
1997
Average Score
70%
Mean Score
70%
Ratings
1
Popularity
1
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0
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0
Producers
Mypheduh Films
Genres
Documentary

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In a personal quest, filmmaker Shirikiana Aina made this documentary capturing her efforts to learn more about her father, who died when she was a child. A Michigan man descended from slaves, he was labeled a radical by the FBI. Aina traveled to Ghana, documenting an oral history of slavery in Elmina, a port where Africans were warehoused before shipping to the New World. She also filmed African-Americans who have established a colony in Ghana, choosing to raise their families there.

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Japanese

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