2022 March on Washington Film Festival

Acting While Black: Blackness on French Screens

Expired October 12, 2022 3:00 AM
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Where are the Black people in French cinema? Directed by one of France’s “most prominent anti-racism activists” (The New York Times), this film poses a seemingly simple question, and yet …one that most people couldn’t answer. They are just able to quote Omar Sy, a real media phenomenon, the first Black to obtain, in 2012, the prestigious César for best actor. This simple fact shows how problematic the question of the representation of society in all its diversity is today. Under-representation, stereotypical roles, discrimination during castings, on sets and during promotional campaigns ... the French film and television industry still struggles to integrate "people perceived as non-white" into the shared story and the collective imagination that it produces.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    60 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Rokhaya Diallo