Represent: #28: Filmmaker Raoul Peck

On this episode of Represent, Slate culture writer Aisha Harris talks to filmmaker and activist Raoul Peck about his Oscar-nominated James Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro. We also kick off our monthlong series, Guess Who’s Coming to Oscar, and revisit Dances With Wolves with writer/professor Adrienne Keene.
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Check out:
-Adrienne’s post: “I’m a true Indian now: I finally saw Dances with Wolves”
-Reel Injun, a documentary on the history of Native Americans in Hollywood films
-The 1995 New York Times piece “To Some Sioux, Costner Now Dances With Devil”
-Russell Means interview with Dan Skye of High Times
-Smoke Signals
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On this episode of Represent, Slate culture writer Aisha Harris talks to filmmaker and activist Raoul Peck about his Oscar-nominated James Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro. We also kick off our monthlong series, Guess Who’s Coming to Oscar, and revisit Dances With Wolves with writer/professor Adrienne Keene.

Join our Guess Who’s Coming to Oscar conversation by using #OscarsRepresent.

Check out:

-Adrienne’s post: “I’m a true Indian now: I finally saw Dances with Wolves”

-Reel Injun, a documentary on the history of Native Americans in Hollywood films

-The 1995 New York Times piece “To Some Sioux, Costner Now Dances With Devil”

-Russell Means interview with Dan Skye of High Times

-Smoke Signals

Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: megaphone.link/SM6143562095

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: Slate Represent

Twitter: @SlateRepresent, @craftingmystyle

Production by Veralyn Williams

Represent is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron’s meal kits are delivered right to your door, and make cooking at home easy. Get your first THREE meals FREE by going to BlueApron.com/represent.

And by GoFundMe. Students across the country are using GoFundMe to help pay for college. GoFundMe makes it easy to fundraise for any school expenses. For a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship, go to GoFundMe.com/represent.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices