Silences
Set in Maumee, Ohio, an idyllic Midwestern suburb with manicured lawns and historic homes, Silences follows the filmmaker's journey to understand his mother, Harriet Warnock, and her refusal to discuss the circumstances of his birth. |
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| ""Black? She never said you're black. Because you're not.", says director Warnock-Graham's grandmother, cutting to the crux of the issue in Silences. This short film examines the love and pain Warnock-Graham felt growing up in a family that refused to acknowledge his biracial heritage. Silences manages to pack a lot into 22 minutes, as Warnock-Graham asks his mother about his past, gently confronts his extended family, and finally meets the black father who never knew his white lover of more than three decades past had had a child. Silences is both heartwarming and provocative, one of those rare films that makes you feel simultaneously supportive and angry and keeps you thinking long after the credits roll. A little gem, Silences is essential for academic and high school collections and is strongly recommended for public libraries." Courtney Deines-Jones Library Journal "Silences is a must see for anyone wanting a deeper insight into race, family and identity. Warnock-Graham brilliantly captures the historical legacy and continued centrality of race in the U.S. This film is sure to challenge and change racial thinking." Heather Dalmage Author ofTripping on the Color Line: Black-White Multiracial Families in a Racially Divided World. "Amidst the diverse range of selections, Silences stands out as one of the festival's best documentaries. The camera captures one family's inner demons -- one mention of Graham's half-black parentage nearly gives his white grandmother a heart attack. Warnpck-Graham's family embodied the denial found in multicultural families across the country, reminding me how the ideal of racial purity persists in America." KQED Arts and Culture Customer Reviews:There are currently no reviews for this Film.Please log in to write a review. |
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