Ashes to Ashes

Synopsis

America has yet to heal from the trauma of its darkest era, and Winfred Rembert is living proof of that. Rembert, who lived on a plantation, joined the civil rights movement as a teen and was put to work on a chain gang, is a rare survivor of a lynching attempt. Decades later, he still carries the scars. “That lynching is on my back, and it’s dragging me down, even today,” he says. As he etches the history, bloodsoaked and cruel, into leatherwork, fellow artist Dr. Shirley Jackson Whitaker organizes a different kind of ceremony to search for healing. “It’s not just black history,” she says. “This is American history.”

Main Cast

Winfred Rembert

Himself

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Renan Öztürk Taylor Rees
Crew	Cinematography	Renan Öztürk
Editing	Editor	Joe Peeler
Writing	Writer	Allison Davis
Sound	Music	Logan Nelson
Production	Producer	Taylor Rees
	Executive Producer	Todd Rees
Department	Role	Name

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