At a moment when Americans and their institutions are acknowledging the consequences of long-held racist assumptions and policies, Khadifa Wong's Uprooted couldn't be more timely.
A thoughtful and impassioned look at the often ignored roots of a quintessential American art form — one that can be traced back to people enslaved by the nascent nation — her documentary offers an enriching corrective to the official story of jazz dance, taking it beyond its already fascinating and complex showbiz luster to profoundly political terrain.
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