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Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

1h 57m • Documentary, Sociology • 2022
NZIFF2021

Interweaving lecture, personal anecdotes, interviews, and shocking revelations, in WHO WE ARE — A Chronicle of Racism in America, criminal defense/civil rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson draws a stark timeline of anti-Black racism in the United States, from slavery to the modern myth of a post-racial America.

“Arriving at a time when conversations once reserved for academics have filtered into popular culture, “Who We Are” never plays like the product of some Hollywood bandwagon effort. Instead, its existence speaks to the power of cinema to reflect the times by sparking conversations and changing minds.” ~Ronda Racha Penrice, TheWrap

“It’s a confrontational film, but never an alienating one, and so much of what’s in it is persuasive.” ~Ben Kenigsberg, The New York Times

Director

Emily Kunstler

Director

Sarah Kunstler

Language

English

Closed Captions [CC]

English [cc]

Country

USA

Studios

Off Center Media, Sony

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