Just watched Roots. Well worth the watch. Beautifully done and the story is brought up to date; more historically accurate. The timing of this production is great for this generation. We have to keep telling our story.
Charles I will check out your work. @emienewright thanks for the list of movies. I'll seek those out as well. Loving my black history now that I didn't get growing up.
Although I'm not a fan of remakes, I do see value in retelling our history. And we need to keep telling it, just as other cultures tell their history. Future generations need to know their history. I enjoyed the movie 12 years a slave. I read the book, which was better of course. But can you imagine how many people would not have known about that story if it wasn't for the movie? We do need to balance our history with positive stories and messages. So you've graduated from film school...create something new. I'm looking forward to the new narratives.