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 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.

Cast (6)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

P

Philomena Bloh Sayeh

Herself

C

Cecil T.O. Brandy

Himself

M

Miatta Fahnbulleh

Narrator (voice)

A

Ali Kaba

Himself

Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor

Himself

J

Joseph Saye Guannu

Himself

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