Blank & Jensen Revive Health Workers’ Humanity by Patricia L. Morin “The Line” is a heartache to watch. This beautifully crafted docu-drama by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen focuses on individual actors in emotional confessions, as they play real-life Covid health workers. Blank and Jensen interview seven First Responders working in New York City…
Dominique Morisseau Exposes Race, Class Bias in Schools by Patricia L. Morin Dominique Morisseau’s “Pipeline”—based on the School-to-Prison Pipeline for students of color—profiles a divorced mom’s struggle with the expectation her son will end up in prison, like so many urban Black teens. On Lincoln Center’s small stage, Director Lileana Blain-Cruz uses Matt Sanders’…
Millennial Notes Vincent Terrell Durham Serves Cocktails & Dash of Guilt by Evelyn Arevalo Vincent Terrell Durham is unapologetic in his portrayal of problematic white saviors. “Polar Bears” explores white guilt, but it’s more than a racially charged play. Durham deep dives into themes of colorism, classism, fetishization, and queerness–displaying American horrors before the…
John Fisher Exposes Family Scandals, Then and Now by Robert M. Gardner John Fisher is a genius of storytelling. In “A Murder in Hawaii,” Fisher exposes the Massie Affair, a 1931 racially motivated murder of an innocent Hawaiian that illuminates our 2020 Black Lives Matter explosion. Fisher’s casts doubt on our beliefs on the…