Difference between revisions of "Beautiful Me(s): Finding Our Revolutionary Selves"
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| − | Professor Robin J. Hayes of the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy is | + | Professor Robin J. Hayes of the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy is a scholar and a filmmaker at the same time. She screens and discusses her documentary film, Beautiful Me(s): Finding Our Revolutionary Selves in Black Cuba, which explores how African Americans and Afro-Cubans can learn from one another about building community, forging coalitions, and responding to racism.<ref>[https://thoughtgallery.org/events/robin-j-hayes-on-finding-our-revolutionary-selves-in-black-and-cuba/ Robin J. Hayes on Finding Our Revolutionary Selves in Black and Cuba]. Thought Gallery. Retrieved January 17 2021.</ref> |
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
| − | For a week, the group of nine, armed with video-cameras, left the predominantly White confines of New Haven, Ct., for the island nation that is 62 percent Black and Mulatto. The film | + | For a week, the group of nine, armed with video-cameras, left the predominantly White confines of New Haven, Ct., for the island nation that is 62 percent Black and Mulatto. The film mixes interviews of the students with whatever Cuba footage the non-professional videographers could salvage. It’s more about the group’s reaction to Cuba than Cuba itself. <ref>Branch-Brioso, Karen. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090211174106/http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_12206.shtml Film Documents Different View of Black Life in Cuba]. Diverse. 29 January 2009. Retrieved January 17 2021.</ref> |
== Messages == | == Messages == | ||
Behind a cultural curtain created by political conflict, the students discover that Cuban people feel a close affinity with Africans and African Americans, and are deeply committed to ending racial injustice.<ref>[http://www.beautifulmes.com/story.html From the Ivy League to a Rebel State]. Beautiful Me(s). Retrieved January 17 2021.</ref> | Behind a cultural curtain created by political conflict, the students discover that Cuban people feel a close affinity with Africans and African Americans, and are deeply committed to ending racial injustice.<ref>[http://www.beautifulmes.com/story.html From the Ivy League to a Rebel State]. Beautiful Me(s). Retrieved January 17 2021.</ref> | ||
| − | During an interview with Robin J. Hayes, documentary filmmaker and scholar at the New School., she explains that ''this documentary discusses some of the issues that arise from racial and economic inequality, such as the racial achievement gap in education, violence and disparities in health care access. My hope is that viewers will decide for themselves what changes they would like to see in their communities and support organisations on the ground that are already working towards them.''<ref>Hanser, Rebecca. [http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/12/qa-in-black-and-cuba-a-new-approach-to-discussing-race/ Q&A: In “Black and Cuba”, A New Approach to Discussing Race]. Inter Press Service News Agency. Retrieved January 17 2021.</ref> | + | During an interview with Robin J. Hayes, documentary filmmaker and scholar at the New School., she explains that ''"this documentary discusses some of the issues that arise from racial and economic inequality, such as the racial achievement gap in education, violence and disparities in health care access. My hope is that viewers will decide for themselves what changes they would like to see in their communities and support organisations on the ground that are already working towards them."''<ref>Hanser, Rebecca. [http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/12/qa-in-black-and-cuba-a-new-approach-to-discussing-race/ Q&A: In “Black and Cuba”, A New Approach to Discussing Race]. Inter Press Service News Agency. Retrieved January 17 2021.</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 07:13, 1 March 2021
Professor Robin J. Hayes of the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy is a scholar and a filmmaker at the same time. She screens and discusses her documentary film, Beautiful Me(s): Finding Our Revolutionary Selves in Black Cuba, which explores how African Americans and Afro-Cubans can learn from one another about building community, forging coalitions, and responding to racism.[1]
Plot
For a week, the group of nine, armed with video-cameras, left the predominantly White confines of New Haven, Ct., for the island nation that is 62 percent Black and Mulatto. The film mixes interviews of the students with whatever Cuba footage the non-professional videographers could salvage. It’s more about the group’s reaction to Cuba than Cuba itself. [2]
Messages
Behind a cultural curtain created by political conflict, the students discover that Cuban people feel a close affinity with Africans and African Americans, and are deeply committed to ending racial injustice.[3]
During an interview with Robin J. Hayes, documentary filmmaker and scholar at the New School., she explains that "this documentary discusses some of the issues that arise from racial and economic inequality, such as the racial achievement gap in education, violence and disparities in health care access. My hope is that viewers will decide for themselves what changes they would like to see in their communities and support organisations on the ground that are already working towards them."[4]
References
- ↑ Robin J. Hayes on Finding Our Revolutionary Selves in Black and Cuba. Thought Gallery. Retrieved January 17 2021.
- ↑ Branch-Brioso, Karen. Film Documents Different View of Black Life in Cuba. Diverse. 29 January 2009. Retrieved January 17 2021.
- ↑ From the Ivy League to a Rebel State. Beautiful Me(s). Retrieved January 17 2021.
- ↑ Hanser, Rebecca. Q&A: In “Black and Cuba”, A New Approach to Discussing Race. Inter Press Service News Agency. Retrieved January 17 2021.
