“The happiest place in America is Boulder, Colorado,” said no Black person ever. This documentary explores the gap between Boulder’s progressive self-image and the lived experiences of its small but resilient Black community. Zayd Atkinson, a Naropa student who was performing his work study job cleaning up the grounds of his dorm, was threatened by a police officer, and soon by eight officers with guns drawn. He lived to tell the story that many Black men don't survive. While it has a unique history, Boulder is emblematic of liberal, white, university-based communities that profess an inclusive ethic but live a segregated reality. This is [Not] Who We Are shares the voices of Boulder's African-American community and shows both how deeply the roots of institutional racism are embedded and how to open pathways for dialogue, insight and change.