The first full day for the festival took me on a trip around the world. That’s one of the values of film festivals, we get to see other lands and cultures without the expense and time of travel. (Not that I wouldn’t love being able to go to so many places.)
I Am Not Your Negro – The More Things Change…
Can the words of an African-American writer who has been dead for three decades speak to the America of today? I Am Not Your Negro is almost entirely the words of James Baldwin, some from archival TV footage, some in voiceover by Samuel L. Jackson.
When Justice Isn’t Just – Racial Justice Still Eludes
When Justice Isn’t Just tries to show a few of the issues around the question of race. However, its forty-two minutes is not nearly enough to truly be effective.
The Duel – Spiritual Captivity in the Old West
The idea of captivity is important to the film, although it often seems to be operating in the background. There are physical captives, but there are also emotional spiritual captives. These later forms are perhaps even more dangerous that the physical imprisonment of some.
Zootopia – Can Diversity Work?
I think one of the most impressive things about Zootopia is not its animation quality (which is very good) or its storyline (which is certainly worthy of the Disney trademark), but the prescience of the filmmakers to have this film coming out when it does.
The Difference Woodlawn Can Make
The first time I saw Woodlawn, I knew I was watching something different. While some might tell you that this film will revolutionize faith or instantly convert everyone to Christianity, I will tell you that its power is something more realistic but no less spectacular. This story about faith, race, and football in Birmingham at the… [Read More]
