I've been anxiously waiting for this moment since I watched the first student documentary in 2007. I finally got my camera! Whenever I hold that Sony DV Cam in my hand I feel empowered because I know I am in control! It is my job to capture the images I see with my eyes through the lens. This is my gift and I plan to use it!
Every since I checked out my camera my finger has been glued to the red button just below the zoom options and to the right of the lithium battery. RECORD! Like a woman on a shopping spree, I have grabbed every thing that I wanted the world to see! I have filled nine 60-minute DVC tapes with compelling interviews and images but it's still not enough! I feel like there are many more images I could capture that will help me tell this story. So far, my interviews have been enlightening. Our characters have definitely helped me to understand how much of an issue colorism is in the African-American community.
To me this documentary is already a success because has helped me grow as person by exposing me to the various testimonies of the people victimized by the house-negro, field-negro mentality. I now recognized the ways that I discriminate based on skin tone. We all do it. We call it preference.
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