Amazing Grace: Yorubaworlds the Documentary
Yoruba culture is a “river that never rests.” Amazing Grace is a prestige documentary feature chronicling the journey of Black Excellence.
This film explores Yoruba culture and its global impact on Afro-Brazilian history and Afro-culture. This documentary is a 360-degree immersive dive into Yoruba culture across the Americas, Africa, and Europe.
Moreover, it is a celebration of life. The African diaspora spread millions of people across multiple continents. There are 47 million in the US from the African Diaspora; 11 3million in Latin America, mainly in Brazil; 13.6 million in the Caribbean; and 3.5 million in Europe.
The Motherland remains, but we are in a race against time to preserve and amplify rich African histories before Western culture forgets their origins.
Director/Producer - Raynald Leconte, is an award-winning Haitian-American director, Raynald Leconte, brings a special documentary to life where he shares his voyage of rediscovery and what it means to be someone who aims to know his whole story. Although born in Haiti, Raynald has had his fair share of experience living worldwide and alongside many cultures and people groups.
Co-Producer Tunde Kelani, Nigeria’s most prolific Yoruba filmmaker and storyteller as Yorubaland Producer. Tunde Kelani (TK) brings forty years of cinematic excellence in presenting Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage to the team, along with his extensive rolodex to the production. His recent film Ayinla on Netflix is giving us a roadmap to successful Nigerian narratives.
