I love being entertained sure, but the movies that I live for, the movies that I buy and think about and stay in my mind are the movies that entertain me but leave me with something a little uncomfortable to grapple with in the lobby.
Sometimes identity can be your salvation. It can be liberating to find your place in the world, but at some point, identity can hold you back. - Justin Simien
Sometimes identity can be your salvation. It can be liberating to find your place in the world, but at some point, identity can hold you back.
- Justin Simien
This film isn't about "white racism", or racism at all. DEAR WHITE PEOPLE is about identity. It's about the difference between how the mass culture r… - Justin Simien
This film isn't about "white racism", or racism at all. DEAR WHITE PEOPLE is about identity. It's about the difference between how the mass culture r…
As a director, I try not to implement a way for working, for every single actor, across the board. I try to work with each one, on an individual basi… - Justin Simien
As a director, I try not to implement a way for working, for every single actor, across the board. I try to work with each one, on an individual basi…
America is a different country, and it will forever be a different country, after the election of Donald Trump. - Justin Simien
America is a different country, and it will forever be a different country, after the election of Donald Trump.
I love being entertained sure, but the movies that I live for, the movies that I buy and think about and stay in my mind are the movies that entertai… - Justin Simien
I love being entertained sure, but the movies that I live for, the movies that I buy and think about and stay in my mind are the movies that entertai…
I love films from all these different points of views that used the idea of the school as a way to talk about the American experience. It took me a w… - Justin Simien
I love films from all these different points of views that used the idea of the school as a way to talk about the American experience. It took me a w…
It is frustrating having to walk through America having to bob and weave people's impressions of me because they see a tall, black guy walking down t… - Justin Simien
It is frustrating having to walk through America having to bob and weave people's impressions of me because they see a tall, black guy walking down t…
I love when scenes are intentionally and meticulously planned so we feel like this is a handcrafted scene that only works in this moment and this mov… - Justin Simien
I love when scenes are intentionally and meticulously planned so we feel like this is a handcrafted scene that only works in this moment and this mov…
I am more than a black guy. I am a person, I'm storyteller, I'm a son, I'm a friend, so I am all those things so it is frustrating to a degree to be … - Justin Simien
I am more than a black guy. I am a person, I'm storyteller, I'm a son, I'm a friend, so I am all those things so it is frustrating to a degree to be …
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