The Living Consequences

I’ll be blogging from the Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 17 – 27, in connection with Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North, which has its world premiere in competition on Jan. 21.

Since I’m appearing in a documentary at Sundance, I’ll be focused on events and developments involving the film. So I don’t generally expect to be blogging about the other films being screened at the festival, nor about the undoubtedly interesting aspects of daily life in Park City, Utah during Sundance.

Here is the current list of public events involving Traces of the Trade at Sundance, as well as the companion book by Tom DeWolf, Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History.

Please note that the only screenings which are not yet sold out are at locations at least a 45-minute drive from the festival in Park City.

Monday, January 21 (Martin Luther King Day)

Panel, “An MLK Day Discussion: The Legacy of the Slave Trade 200 Years After Its Abolition.” Featuring Congressman John Conyers (Chair of the House Judiciary Committee), Orlando Bagwell (filmmaker and Ford Foundation), Katrina Browne (producer/director, Traces of the Trade), and Dedrick Muhammad (Institute for Policy Studies). Sundance Press Conference Pavilion, Yarrow Hotel. No ticket required. 10:30 – 11:30am.

World premiere of Traces of the Trade. Followed by question-and-answer session with filmmakers and D’Wolf descendants appearing in the film. 6:15pm. [SOLD OUT]

Tuesday, January 22

Panel, “Black in America.” Featuring Danny Glover (actor, producer, and activist), Katrina Brown (producer/director, Traces of the Trade), Paris Qualles (screenwriter, A Raisin in the Sun), and moderated by Elvis Mitchell (film critic). Sundance Filmmaker Lodge. No ticket required. 2:00pm.

Screening of Traces of the Trade. Followed by question-and-answer session with filmmakers and D’Wolf descendants appearing in the film. 4:00pm. [SOLD OUT]

Wednesday, January 23

Screening of Traces of the Trade for high school students in Salt Lake City. By special arrangement with the Sundance Film Festival. 11:30am. 

Book event for Inheriting the Trade. Author Tom DeWolf will read excerpts, sign copies, and lead a discussion with other D’Wolf descendants from the film. At the Spotted Frog Bookstore, Redstone Shopping Center, Park City. 4:00pm.

Thursday, January 24

Screening of Traces of the Trade. Followed by question-and-answer session with filmmakers and D’Wolf descendants appearing in the film. 11:30am. [SOLD OUT]

Screening of Traces of the Trade. Followed by question-and-answer session with filmmakers and D’Wolf descendants appearing in the film. 9:00pm.

Friday, January 25

Screening of Traces of the Trade. Followed by question-and-answer session with filmmakers and D’Wolf descendants appearing in the film. 3:00pm.

Saturday, January 26

Screening of Traces of the Trade. Followed by question-and-answer session with filmmakers and D’Wolf descendants appearing in the film. 8:30am. [SOLD OUT]