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   Twenty-five years later, Alston decides to unravel this perplexity in the award-winning documentary FAMILY NAME. Alston’s quest to solve his genealogical mystery takes him from New York to Alabama and then back to North Carolina. He seeks clues at family reunions, graveyards, church services, and, eventually, the original Alston plantations.

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   Oct 29, 2015 · Family Name, the 1997 Sundance Freedom of Expression Award-winning film, follows filmmaker Macky Alston from New York to the South, as he unearths the history of his white slave-owning...

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   Sep 23, 2008 · Family Name. Family Name (Actor), Macky Alston (Director) Rated: NR. Format: DVD. 4.2 35 ratings. IMDb 7.6/10.0. $1500. Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime. FREE Returns.

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5. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › family-name-1998Family Name movie review & film summary (1998) | Roger Ebert

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   May 8, 1998 · Directed by. MacKy Alston. "When I was growing up in Durham,'' remembers Macky Alston, who is white, "I noticed that many of my black schoolmates had the same last name that I did.''. When Macky is 30 and living in New York, he decides to make a documentary about what that might mean.

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   Macky Alston to uncover the history that unites three present-day families that share his last name—two are black and one is white. Alston introduces himself at the begin-ning of the film with these words: My grandfather’s name was Wallace McPherson Alston and he was a preacher.

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   Family Name. about. This winner of the 1997 Sundance Freedom of Expression Award follows filmmaker Macky Alston from New York to the South, as he embarks on an excavation to unearth the...