Wil Haygood on representation and ‘colorization’ in film
Capehart
The Washington Post
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🗓️ 22 March 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Journalist Wil Haygood joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss his new book, “Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World.” This conversation was recorded on March 16 for Washington Post Live.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Jonathan K. Parton, welcome to K-PART. |
| 0:05.9 | In 2015, April Reign took to Twitter with the hashtag Oscars So White. |
| 0:11.1 | After all, 20 acting nominations went to white actors. |
| 0:14.4 | It went viral, and Hollywood reckoning began. |
| 0:17.7 | By 2020, the Academy of Motion Pictures announced new measures to address representation |
| 0:22.6 | and inclusion standards for the Oscars. |
| 0:25.6 | During his new book, Colorization, 100 years of black films in a white world, Washington |
| 0:30.6 | Postalum will haigood rights about the representation of African Americans on-screen behind the camera |
| 0:37.6 | and its impact on America. |
| 0:39.8 | I dare say things are starting to change, but it does become painful when blacks have to |
| 0:48.9 | always watch historical dramas that are being twisted around to make people in the audience |
| 1:00.0 | feel better. |
| 1:02.3 | In this conversation, first recorded on March 16th for Washington Post Live, he good talks |
| 1:07.4 | about the impact of the film The Birth of a Nation on American Culture. |
| 1:11.8 | How the black exploitation genre of the 1970s was more empowering than it seemed, and how |
| 1:17.9 | the truth of America portrayed in an iconic photo from 1863 continues to be told in video |
| 1:25.8 | today. |
| 1:31.1 | Well, great to see you. |
| 1:32.4 | Welcome to Cape Heart on Washington Post Live. |
| 1:36.4 | Blackwise, great to be here. |
| 1:38.4 | Thanks for having me. |
| 1:40.4 | So before we dive into your book, let's talk about the Oscars. |
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