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Making Sense of White Privilege

25 Sep 2013

Set in America, "Whitewashed" is a film about racism and the world of whiteness. Filmmaker and social justice activist, Mark Patrick George, uses amateur footage of interviews collected over the course of several years to get beneath the surface of issues rarely discussed in public. His documentary records the voices of white people reflecting on race, racism, white identity and white privilege. “I can go anywhere I want and I am seen as acceptable. And the reason I am acceptable is because I am white,” confesses one respondent. According to the filmmaker, the documentary is intended to educate and spark dialogue both within and across racial groups.

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