What unfolds when your preconceived notions are challenged? A white filmmaker embarks on an academic project, capturing the experiences of low-income, adult students of color at Boston's Clemente Course. As he delves deeper, he confronts his own role in perpetuating racism. This journey leads to an extraordinary collaboration with the students, as they create a film that examines the local history of racism and gentrification, shedding light on the complexities of their shared narrative.
Show
Independent Lens
Episode
S23E06
Air Date
Jan 17, 2022
Season 23 Episodes
S23E01
Cured
S23E02
Ferguson Rises
S23E03
Storm Lake
S23E04
Duty Free
S23E05
Home From School: The Children of Carlisle
S23E06
A Reckoning in Boston
S23E07
Missing in Brooks County
S23E08
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
S23E09
Bulletproof
S23E11
Writing With Fire
S23E12
AWARE: Glimpses of Consciousness
S23E13
Try Harder!
S23E14
When Claude Got Shot
S23E15
Scenes From The Glittering World