WHAT WE INHERIT

Available: 11/15/25 12:00 AM - 11/30/25 11:59 PM

 

Showings

IFC Center Fri, Nov 14 6:15 PM
IFC Center Sun, Nov 16 12:15 PM
Film Details
Year:2025
Running Time:97
Language:English
French
Director:Kacim Steets Azouz
Producer:Frederic Bohbot
Editor:Bill Stone
Kacim Steets Azouz
Louis-Martin Paradis
Cinematographer:Kacim Steets Azouz
Bill Stone
Stephane Lavoie
Composer:Ramachandra Borcar
Cast:Dorothy Steets
Diana McKinney
Kacim Steets Azouz
Website:https://www.bunburyfilms.com/
Accessibility:Sound-Amplification Headphones upon request
DOC NYC
Event Years:2025
Festival Section:AMERICAN STORIES
Film Genres:Community
Family
History
Human Rights
Inequality
Race
Social Issues
World Premiere
Voices of Canada

Description

WORLD PREMIERE In a political landscape marked by racialized power structures, an Algerian-American filmmaker raised in Canada decides to turn the lens on his family. His ancestors, he discovered, did great things—and owned slaves. What We Inherit unpacks this complicated legacy and directly engages with descendants of the people held captive by the filmmaker’s ancestors. - Bedatri D. Choudhury

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Kacim Steets Azouz, producer Frederic Bohbot, and film protagonists Diana McKinney and Dorothy Steets.

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.