From one man's desire to honor his ancestors begins the journey of a lifetime. This visually striking, sensitively directed saga involves a Senegalese tour guide in West Africa determined to follow in the footsteps of his enslaved ancestors to find out what became of them in the New World. Traveling through the southern United States, his journey takes him across plantations, and, eventually to New York City, where he struggles to adjust to life in America. His own American experience connects him with long-lost family and sparks a love affair, while keeping alive the embers of his tragic past.
