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Family Name
Directed by
Macky Alston
1997
89m
Documentary
7.5
8.0
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A gay man seeks to discover what kinship, if any, exists between his white family and the nearby blacks who share the name of Alston.
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Macky Alston
Director / Writer
William Badgett
Kay Gayner
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New York Magazine/Vulture
John Leonard
Macky will ask himself: Am I trying to make amends for my ancestors? This isn't really an interesting question, because, of course, he can't. A person of privilege may be capable of perception, and of rehabilitation, but certainly not of reparation.
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