“When you’re making a film about the growth of white supremacy in America, it’s hard to know when to stop,” says C.J. Hunt, whose documentary follows the public battle to remove Confederate monuments in New Orleans.
“However, after witnessing the level of racist vitriol at that meeting and the outright intimidation that halted the removal process, it became clear that we had a longer, darker story to tell,” he explains.
Hunt soon saw just how large and dark the tale would be. “When you’re making a film about the growth of white supremacy in America, it’s hard to know when to stop,” he says. “We thought we were done in the summer of 2017. Then the Unite the Right Rally happened in Charlottesville. We thought we were done in the spring of 2020. Then George Floyd was murdered in public.
In revealing the century-plus-long campaign to legitimize the statues, says Hunt, “I hope our film helps people realize: monuments are not history. Anyone with a couple hundred thousand dollars can buy a monument to commemorate whatever story they choose. And when future generations decide that a monument no longer represents them, they have the right to move that object to a museum or into someone’s musty garage.
“I want folks to understand that white supremacy isn’t just the prejudices of a dying generation; it’s also a spirit alive and well in the youth of America,” the filmmaker explains. “I want people to know that white supremacy isn’t just screaming men carrying torches in the dark; it’s also the impunity that allows police-involved killings and monuments to slavers to stand as an everyday part of our world.
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