“Descendant,” the documentary telling the unique story of Alabama’s Africatown community, has racked up many honors – but a nomination for the Oscar for best documentary feature isn’t among them.

The film, directed by Mobile native Margaret Brown and co-written with University of South Alabama folklorist Kern Jackson, was on an Oscar shortlist announced in late December. That put it among 15 contenders for the documentary award.

Nominees were announced Tuesday morning. The five nominees in the documentary feature category are “All That Breathes,” “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” “Fire of Love,” “A House Made of Splinters” and “Navalny.”

Another film with Alabama connections, “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” led with the most nominations overall.

Though “Descendant’s” Oscar run stopped at the shortlist, an “impact campaign” orchestrated by media company Participant continues to bear fruit. Participant has said the goal of the campaign is to “support economic redevelopment and environmental justice efforts, preserve Black historical narratives and encourage audiences to explore their own family history.”

Earlier this month, the campaign led to some significant meetings in Washington, D.C.: Members of the White House Council on Environmental Quality met with descendants of Clotilda survivors, and an EPA regional administrator introduced a descendant panel discussion at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History.

Director Brown posted afterward that “Team Descendant” had gone to the White House for a meeting with the vice president’s office.

“It has been so incredible to embark on this work with such a powerful team and community,” Brown wrote. “Everyone cares so deeply. The change is gonna keep on coming. So honored to be among these greats as we continue to work together.”

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