Representation in Film

Click the VIEW LECTURE button below to access the presentation on Representation. 

Click the WATCH NOW button below to view a quick overview of the evolution of black representation in film.

Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption. Click the WATCH NOW button to view now.

A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood. Click the WATCH NOW button to view.

Moonlight is a hard-edged yet beautifully made story about a black American dealing with his sexuality in a sometimes unforgiving and violent world. Click the WATCH NOW button to view.

Click the READ NOW button to access an article about the film Moonlight (2016) and what it meant to author, Melanie Camejo Coffigny. 

Not Required -  A late-night encounter on a New York City street leads to a profound connection between a teen-in-need and a DeafBlind man. Click the WATCH NOW button to view the film.

Not Required -  The Blackbird Film Festival talks with Doug Roland writer / director of the Oscar nominated short Feeling Through featuring the first deaf blind actor in a leading role. Click the WATCH NOW button to view.

Not Required -  On the heels of the breakout success of his film "Crazy Rich Asians," director Jon M. Chu reflects on what drives him to create -- and makes a resounding case for the power of connection and on-screen representation. Click the WATCH NOW button to check it out.

Not Required - This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family. Click the WATCH NOW button to check it out.

Not Required - Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House. Click the WATCH NOW button to check it out. 

After reading, watching and listening to the various elements above, click the START NOW button below to answer several questions about representation in film and submit a reflection comparing Moonlight and Crash.