Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

6 x 1 hour • Documentary Series • An Associated Producers & Cornelia Street Productions production • Produced in association with: UppiTV, Anonymous Content, EPIX & Documentary Channel • Production year: 2021

Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, is a 6 x 1 hour television series about 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World. The series is led by Hollywood icon and human rights activist, Samuel L. Jackson.

Over 12 million Africans – men, women and children – were kidnapped and sold into slavery. At least 10% – 2 million people! – died en route. It’s a story of brutality and inhumanity. It’s also a story of resistance, accomplishment and hope.

The series tracks the efforts of Diving With A Purpose (DWP), an offshoot of the National Association of Black Scuba Divers, as they search for and locate six slave ships that went down with their human cargo. These modern day adventures serve as springboards to tell the stories of the ideology, economics and politics of slavery. The series also celebrates stories of resistance, the cultures left behind and the culture that we live in… a culture that, in many ways, was born in the bowels of those slave ships.

Awards:

• Best History and Documentary Program or Series, Canadian Screen Awards, 2021
• Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research, Canadian Screen Awards, 2021
• Best Photography, Documentary or Factual, Canadian Screen Awards, 2021
• Rockie Award for History & Biography, Banff World Television Festival, 2021
• Buzzie Award for Best History Program, World Congress of Science & Factual Awards, 2020
• Outstanding Achievement, Impact Doc Awards, 2021
• Award of Excellence: Documentary Feature, Impact Doc Awards, 2021
• Award of Excellence: Cinematography, Impact Doc Awards, 2021
• Award of Excellence: Direction, Impact Doc Awards, 2021
• Award of Excellence: History / Biographical, Impact Doc Awards, 2021
• Best Documentary Feature, London International Cinema Festival

Nominations:

• Outstanding Documentary (Television), NAACP Image Awards, 2021
• Outstanding Direction in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture), NAACP Image Awards, 2021
• Best Direction, Documentary Series, Canadian Screen Awards, 2021
• Barbara Sears Award for Best Visual Research, Canadian Screen Awards, 2021
• Best Sound, Non-Fiction, Canadian Screen Awards, 2021
• Best Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction, Canadian Screen Awards, 2021
• Biggest Impact of the Year, World Congress of Science & Factual Awards, 2020
• Best Broadcast Feature, The Canadian Association of Journalists, 2021