The Other Awareness Project is a mixture of film documentary, stand-up comedy, and audience discussion of current events.
The Other Awareness Project is a mixture of film documentary, stand-up comedy, and audience discussion that looks into what I think is the continued incorrect categorization of people into “racial” groups in light of everything we know scientifically, legally, religiously, just about any way you want to look at. In this era of “keeping it real", Internet access, DNA research, why do people still classify themselves into “racial” groups? Although we touch upon a wide variety of topics, the project isn't focused on racism or past wrongdoings, real or perceived. It's more focused on today and helping to discover what is the best plan going forward that everyone can support.
In 2007, I traveled to several cities around the country, intentionally looking to film conversations with people whom I had never met and are more intelligent than I am. People, who have been calling themselves any of the “racial” categories for 10, 20, 30, 40 years. Everyone answered the same questions, from “Who is Al Sharpton?" to “Where is Caucasia?” to "What is the legal description of a _____ person in the United States?"
Highlights include speaking with Ohio Attorney General - Marc Dann, Mayor of Carson, CA - Jim Dear, Professor of Biology at NC A&T University - Dr Joseph Graves Jr., and Rabbi Brian Zachary Meyer - Los Angeles. All in all, more than 15 one-hour interviews with people from all stations in life. The conversations are exactly as they happened with as little editing as possible.
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