An extended conversation will accompany the screening moderated by The New York Times Editorial Board member Brent Staples.
In this series, a broad group of contributors with diverse perspectives aim to advance discussions about the state of race relations in America. An extended conversation will accompany the screening. A Conversation With My Black Son (USA, 5 min., Geeta Gandbhir, Blair Foster) explores the struggles parents face in speaking to their sons about racial profiling, while A Conversation About Growing Up Black (USA, 5 min., Joe Brewster, Perri Peltz) focuses on the perspectives of young black men growing up in America and A Conversation With Black Women on Race (USA, 6 min., Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster) speaks to the unique challenges faced by black women. A Conversation With White People on Race (USA, 5 min., Michèle Stephenson Blair Foster) reveals the difficulties of talking about race, while A Conversation With Police on Race (USA, 6 min., Geeta Gandbhir, Perri Peltz) features the views of former police officers. Latinos grapple with defining their ethnic and racial identities in A Conversation With Latinos on Race (USA, 7 min., Joe Brewster, Blair Foster, Michèle Stephenson), while Asian Americans confront stereotypes about their communities in A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race (USA, 7 min., Geeta Gandbhir, Michèle Stephenson).
