You cannot be responsible for Jim Crow. You can not be responsible for racism. This is much more a problem for the person exercising racism.You are confronted with the reality of racism when you go in the streets, when the eyes of others come upon you. [James] Baldwin goes back with you to all the experiences you went through and gives a name to them, and explains why it is like this.
The role James Baldwin played in my life is incommensurable as stated above. He helped, along with a few others, to shape the man that I am today. My… - Raoul Peck
The role James Baldwin played in my life is incommensurable as stated above. He helped, along with a few others, to shape the man that I am today. My…
- Raoul Peck
[James] Baldwin was a revelation for me, the kind of revelation that follows you all your life because you can go back to it. It's not just about sto… - Raoul Peck
[James] Baldwin was a revelation for me, the kind of revelation that follows you all your life because you can go back to it. It's not just about sto…
I felt that the world, and in particular this country, were going in circles. What had happened 40 or 50 years ago was happening again, but even in a… - Raoul Peck
I felt that the world, and in particular this country, were going in circles. What had happened 40 or 50 years ago was happening again, but even in a…
I just hope that my films will survive me. - Raoul Peck
I just hope that my films will survive me.
Face your reality. You, black or white, are not innocent anymore. Either you have the courage to face it or you will go down together with the whole … - Raoul Peck
Face your reality. You, black or white, are not innocent anymore. Either you have the courage to face it or you will go down together with the whole …
It was really always about bringing back [James] Baldwin's words in all their rawness, in all their impact - in the way he analyzes not only this cou… - Raoul Peck
It was really always about bringing back [James] Baldwin's words in all their rawness, in all their impact - in the way he analyzes not only this cou…
There are only one or two geniuses every century. - Raoul Peck
There are only one or two geniuses every century.
The system gives you two minutes to phrase a whole history. - Raoul Peck
The system gives you two minutes to phrase a whole history.
Your tweet is as important as if you would have written a Ph.D. [dissertation] on the subject. - Raoul Peck
Your tweet is as important as if you would have written a Ph.D. [dissertation] on the subject.
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