‘Saltwata Vibes’ Documentary From Simeon And Sara Makeba Daise To Explore Gullah Geechee Culture; Slated For 2023 Release

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Brother Sister duo and children of Ron and Natalie Daise, from popular 1990s Nickelodeon TV show Gullah Gullah Island–Simeon Daise (CW All American, FX Snowfall, ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’) and Sara Makeba Daise are teaming up to executive produce Saltwata Vibes.The siblings will document their journey exploring their Gullah Geechee identity, the culture, it’s evolution, traditions, challenges, and their journey of crafting a generationally relevant cultural identity and the messiness of modernizing a culture.

The documentary will be directed by Sherard “Shekeese” Duvall who is also a producer. Saltwata Vibes is now filming in South Carolina and is slated for a Spring 2023 release.As their generation of Gullah Geechee face the challenges of finding an identity when you are born within a culture, that is within a culture, that is within a culture – this documentary will take them from South Carolina to Sierra Leone and back.Saltwata Vibes follows Sara and Simeon as they travel to their home on St.

Helena Island, to Simeon’s stomping grounds in Los Angeles, all the way to their ancestral home Sierra Leone. In search of a past that may be able to inspire the future.

Today, they represent a new era of African-Americans from the Sea Island coast, raised in Gullah Geechee cultural traditions, immersed in its stories and language.