A presidential commission defied expectations. By telling a hard truth.
In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to investigate why Black neighborhoods all over the country were “rioting” in protest. He was blindsided by the findings, which blamed the government for race-exclusive policies that fomented poverty, housing crises, unemployment, and discrimination. The film commemorates the landmark report and hints at lessons for a world where racism continues to be a divisive, damaging force.
Michelle Ferrari
Director, Writer
Jelani Cobb
Writer
Directed by John Ford70%
McQueen74%
A Plastic Ocean75%
The Class of ‘9271%
Sherman's March67%
180° South72%
Being James Bond77%
Above Majestic73%
Room 23761%
Night Will Fall76%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
Public Speaking70%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me84%
Trainwreck: The Real Project X59%
My Mom Jayne80%