Georgia’s Sapelo Island, the focus of a new documentary

Cornelia Walker Bailey, a direct descendant of enslaved West African, was a storyteller, writer and historian. Before her passing in 2017, her life’s work focused on preserving the Gullah-Geechee culture of Sapelo Island. (Nick Brandestini)

Nick Brandestini says he always wanted to tell the story of a community with a rich history when he met the late Cornelia Walker Bailey.

“I met her, and her and family, and Cornelia and I got along immediately,” said Brandestini.

Bailey, a direct descendant of enslaved West Africans, was a storyteller, writer and historian.