I'm jealous of the way the film depicts racism in 20 minutes.
What's important in a film is the theme and the script. I'm particularly drawn to films that incorporate the mood of society. This film strongly captures the atmosphere of American society, where racial discrimination is still rampant, and although it's only about 20 minutes long, it has the depth and message of a two-hour feature film.
As a fellow professional, I felt intense jealousy, and at the same time, it was so terrifying that it was almost traumatic. What is distinctive about this film is that it asks the audience what discrimination is from a child's perspective. The camerawork, balance of light and shadow, and editing tempo are all perfectly calculated to allow the audience to easily empathize with the children's perspective.
The composition is also clever, depicting a negative chain reaction that symbolizes that everything taught to a child comes back to the parent. This is such a well-made piece that I want to reexamine the technique, but at the same time, I feel like I can't bear the weight of it.
