Outta the Muck
Deep in the Soil Are the Roots of a People
79 mins
Family, football and history come to life in an intimate portrait of the Dean family, longtime residents of the historic town of Pahokee, Florida. We take a journey back home, with filmmaker Ira McKinley, to the land of sugarcane, as he reconnects with his niece Bridget and nephew Alvin and explores their shared family history that spans seven generations. Told through stories that transcend space and time, Outta The Muck presents a community, and a family, that resists despair with love, remaining fiercely self-determined, while forging its own unique narrative of Black achievement.
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Tracy Rector
Producer
Darian Henry
Producer
Ira McKinley
Director
Bhawin Suchak
Director
Leslie Fields-Cruz
Executive Producer
Shana Swanson
Supervising Producer
Monika Navarro
Consulting Producer
Ira McKinley
Story
Lois Vossen
Executive Producer
Bhawin Suchak
Director of Photography
Bhawin Suchak
Editor
Michael Mejia
Cinematography
Darian Henry
Cinematography
Shawn Pinner
Colorist
Willie Elias Rivera
Sound Designer
Sam Elia
Sound Designer