Before Dontrell Jones the Third goes off to college, he decides it is his destiny to venture into the Atlantic Ocean in search of an ancestor lost during the Middle Passage. But Dontrell’s family is not at all ready to abandon its prized son to the waters of a mysterious and haunting past. Blending humor, dance, and ritual, Dontrell takes us on a present-day hero’s quest exploring the lengths and depths we must go to discover the truth about our history.