A local theater is hosting a screening Thursday, Jan. 17, of an 蜜柚直播-made documentary that challenges viewers to confront discrimination and recognize the need for communities to come together and embrace similarities.
鈥淵ou Racist, Sexist, Bigot鈥 is a crowdfunded documentary shot in 蜜柚直播 by filmmakers Pita Juarez and Matty Steinkamp. Despite the movie鈥檚 蜜柚直播 roots, the award-winning film features American stories, including that of a young man from Ferguson, Missouri, and an undocumented transgender woman living in a border town.
鈥淧ita and I started working on the film almost immediately following the 2016 election,鈥 Steinkamp told the Star. 鈥淲e had both been talking about doing some type of film that really focuses on the stories of our communities and we saw during that time that there was a lot of prejudices being put on people of color and people of marginalized communities and intersectional identities, and we really wanted to go out there and paint the more honest picture.鈥
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Steinkamp said they set out to share the 鈥渂eautiful鈥 side of 蜜柚直播 and its culture and communities by giving the microphone to their storytellers.
鈥淲e wanted to get out of the way of the conversation and let them tell their stories,鈥 Steinkamp said. 鈥(We had) as many different identities that we could present in this hour-long documentary that could tell the story of how beautiful 蜜柚直播 is and how much understanding needs to happen so that we can come together.鈥
The film has screened at film festivals across the country and the community conversation has been different at each location.
鈥淚n Atlanta, the main focus was on African American communities. When we did the film festival in Phoenix, the conversation went more towards immigration because we鈥檙e so much closer to the border,鈥 Juarez said. 鈥淚 think that as we keep showcasing the movie in different places, we鈥檙e allowing a different type of conversation depending on the issues of that state.鈥
Juarez and Steinkamp are hopeful that seeing the film will inspire people to have honest and uncomfortable conversations and give others the opportunity to share their own stories.
鈥淲anting to have public discussions is a healing tool in society right now. We want to be a part of that,鈥 Steinkamp said.
The film screening at The Loft will followed by a Q&A with Juarez and Steinkamp.
