The Angry Eye


51m 2001

Brief Synopsis

Jane Elliott has no intention of retiring until prejudice and discrimination are eradicated from our society. "Does that mean I have a job for life?" she sighs. "I think it does." Elliott takes no joy in such job security. A former third-grade teacher, she began conducting her "blue-eyed" exercises

Film Details

Also Known As
Angry Eye
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Location
Bard College, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
51m

Synopsis

Jane Elliott has no intention of retiring until prejudice and discrimination are eradicated from our society. "Does that mean I have a job for life?" she sighs. "I think it does." Elliott takes no joy in such job security. A former third-grade teacher, she began conducting her "blue-eyed" exercises the day after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. Taking pigmentation - in this case, eye color - as an arbitrary dividing line, she builds a microcosm of contemporary American society. With startling force and emotional intensity, Elliott demonstrates the effects of racial prejudice, compelling her more privileged participants to live in another world for the longest two and a half hours of their lives. The film documents one such session, interweaving the classroom exercise with post-session interviews that show the students struggling to come to terms with their recent experiences.

Film Details

Also Known As
Angry Eye
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Location
Bard College, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
51m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at AFI Fest 2001: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (Documentary Competition) November 1-11, 2001.

35mm from video

color