Skin
Deep: Building Diverse Campus Communities
Academy Award nominated filmmaker Frances Reid follows students from the University of Massachusetts, Texas A&M, Chico State, and U.C. Berkeley to a challenging racial awareness workshop where they confront each other's innermost feelings about race and ethnicity. She also accompanies them back to their campuses and on visits home in an attempt to understand why they think the way they do.
Issues of self-segregation on campus, feelings of hurt and discrimination, conflicts over affirmative action, and ultimately, students' personal responsibility for making a difference all enter the interracial dialogue. The students eventually learn to hear each other, arrive at new levels of trust and understanding, and take their first tentative steps towards building community. Skin Deep
will trigger thoughtful discussion and encourage students to address
the deep-seated barriers to building a campus climate which respects
diversity. It is ideal for student development, residential life, counseling,
and staff diversity training as well as courses in sociology, psychology,
education, and ethnic and multicultural studies. |
"An exemplary
film which will enrich and deepen discussions by college students, faculty,
and community groups addressing the complex issues of race and racism." "Captures the
attitudes, experiences, and beliefs behind racial conflict on campus...Reveals
aspects of racial ideology and all of its contradictory elements. Points
the way towards increased tolerance of diversity." "Captures the
subtle nuances and the raw simplicities of today's students struggling
to deal with racial, ethnic, and cultural differences. This is an important
work."
Producer/Director:
Frances Reid/Iris Films
Video Purchase: $195 |