I don't see race. I don't see color.
To me, not every black filmmaker who is making black films is trying to make black cinema. - Arthur Jafa
To me, not every black filmmaker who is making black films is trying to make black cinema.
- Arthur Jafa
The problem with black cinema in its current form is on the one hand it is the only game in town; it's a very structured set-up and it's not conduciv… - Arthur Jafa
The problem with black cinema in its current form is on the one hand it is the only game in town; it's a very structured set-up and it's not conduciv…
Most of what we see are white people. - Arthur Jafa
Most of what we see are white people.
I'll try to record the spiritual quality of the things that strike me. - Arthur Jafa
I'll try to record the spiritual quality of the things that strike me.
I'm always making things, and I have this ongoing practice of compelling stuff that strikes me. Over the course of my life doing this, I've trained m… - Arthur Jafa
I'm always making things, and I have this ongoing practice of compelling stuff that strikes me. Over the course of my life doing this, I've trained m…
I remember when someone told me phones were going to have cameras on them, and I thought that was the dumbest idea I'd ever heard. Why would you want… - Arthur Jafa
I remember when someone told me phones were going to have cameras on them, and I thought that was the dumbest idea I'd ever heard. Why would you want…
It's a muscle that everybody needs to develop: the ability to see themselves in someone else's circumstances without having to paint that person whit… - Arthur Jafa
It's a muscle that everybody needs to develop: the ability to see themselves in someone else's circumstances without having to paint that person whit…
I have a very simple mantra and it's this: I want to make black cinema with the power, beauty, and alienation of black music. That's my big goal. The… - Arthur Jafa
I have a very simple mantra and it's this: I want to make black cinema with the power, beauty, and alienation of black music. That's my big goal. The…
I've pushed myself to push toward things that disturb me. I've developed a habit of recording these things because these things often disappear. - Arthur Jafa
I've pushed myself to push toward things that disturb me. I've developed a habit of recording these things because these things often disappear.
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