Community Corner
Film: What makes me white? at All Saints Parish
What Makes Me White,
a new film about the role of race in the daily life of ordinary white people,
will be shown at All Saints on Friday, February 7 at 7:30 pm. A discussion will
follow this 35-minute film, led by its director, Aimée Sands. Admission is
free, and refreshments will be served.
Sands
begins the film with her own story of growing up in a white suburban family,
then weaves in stories of other white people, along with eye-opening
observations by blacks, some funny, some sharp-edged. In the second half of the film, black
teenagers from the inner city talk about their experiences as students selected
to attend white suburban schools or visit suburban white families. Together,
these narratives create a portrait of whiteness as a learned social identity,
one that is vividly experienced by people of color, but largely unnoticed by
whites. Designed as a tool for
discussion, the film avoids blame, guilt, or "political correctness."
Instead, it inspires honest reflection about the complicated and invisible
influence being white has on one’s personality and life choices.
Sands is an independent filmmaker, who has won more than 20
awards, including an Emmy and a Peabody Award. She has produced news and
documentaries for both WGBH-TV and Radio and for NPR. She also directs the
Brookline Poetry Series and has published her first book of poetry, The Green-go Turn of Telling.
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All Saints Parish is at 1773 Beacon St., Brookline. For more information call 617-738-1810.