Lamin Jatta Joins with Shyan Selah to Bring Story of Kunta Kinteh to the Big Screen
In the late 70's the television industry was forever changed as the record breaking hit mini-series Alex Haley's Roots took the world by storm. More than 100 million Americans watched as for the first time the African Slave Trade was put on center stage for all to see. It featured a look into the soul of America's role in slavery in a way that took viewers out of the school history books and moved them live onto the plantation.