A stereotypical theme in cinema that portray slavery illustrates slaves as the “victims” under the “white man” power; whereas Sankofa described as “go back and get it” transports an African-American woman into slavery to inflict self-awareness. An essential element of this film demonstrates the representation of unity without regard to whether their particular role was a “head slave” or “field slave”. However, the film encountered controversy with regard to “spiritual religion” versus “tribal tradition” which in turns becomes a tragic event. To illustrate; Joe the son of NuNu relinquishes him from everybody to seek spiritual guidance while condemning others who coincided with the tribal traditions. Overall, Sankofa was a powerful commentary
