World history · Music film · 2:54
The Last 2,000 Years — Turbosh Edition
Belief, power, migration and family across two thousand years.
About this film
A music-led historical journey through belief, power, migration, and family across two thousand years.
Other versions of this story
Start with the Turbosh edition. An alternate musical edition is below.
Behind the film
The history & the evidence.
This preview moves from ancient objects and Ethiopian Christian art to European maps and the family’s later records. The early centuries supply historical context, while the family story rests on later documents and photographs.
- Historical objectEthiopian Gospel leaf, fourteenth century The original illuminated manuscript leaf shown in the film, made in Tigray, Ethiopia.
- Historical contextThe rock-hewn churches of Lalibela Historical and architectural context for the Ethiopian church photographs.
- Historical mapIreland mapped in 1715 Johann Baptist Homann’s map of Ireland, used for the film’s geographical setting.
The soundtrack
Music credits
“Victory Lap (Turbosh Remix)” — Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax; remix by Turbosh.