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  • The Psychosis of Whiteness (2018)
  • 85 min | Documentary, History
The Psychosis of Whiteness (2018)
85 min | Documentary, History
The Psychosis of Whiteness sheds light on society's perceptions of race and racism by exploring cinematic representations of the slave trade. This documentary takes an in-depth look at big budget films that focus on the transatlantic slave...See moreThe Psychosis of Whiteness sheds light on society's perceptions of race and racism by exploring cinematic representations of the slave trade. This documentary takes an in-depth look at big budget films that focus on the transatlantic slave trade and, using a wealth of sources and interviews, it argues that these depictions are metaphoric hallucinations about race. Rather than blaming the powerful institutions that are responsible for slavery, these films rewrite history by praising those same institutions for abolishing the slave trade. See less
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Director
Eugene Nulman
Writers
Kehinde Andrews (co-writer) | Eugene Nulman (co-writer)
Producer
Eugene Nulman
Editor
Eugene Nulman
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Updated Apr 4, 2018
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Apr 4, 2018 (United States)

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