
True Red Ruin (Elmina Castle)(2017)
9 min · Documentary · Directed by Danielle Dean
Released
Elmina Castle was built in Ghana in 1482 as a Portuguese trading post, and later became a key location in the Atlantic slave trade. Dean’s re-enactment is set in an affordable housing community in Houston, Texas, where her half-sister Ashstress Agwunobi lives, and who also performs the role of “the native.”
Where to watch
Not available to stream, rent, or buy in the US yet.
US release dates
- Theatrical
- August 3, 2017