Odetta

Story of a black woman in the South who was born into slavery in the 1850s and lives to become a part of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. (imdb)

This futuristic drama is set in 2017, after Earth has been overtaken by pollution. When a hurricane levels everything Drew (Craig T. Nelson) owns, he must move his family to a refugee camp. They travel to New York, where Drew's former co-worker Larry lives, but Larry has eyes for Drew's wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and tells Drew he'll care for the clan only if he leaves. The family flees to Canada and gets separated. Will they manage to reunite?

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