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Title: For Angela Rating: 2.9 out of 4 Reference: Director, Nancy Trites Botkin; producers,
Nancy Trites Botkin & Joe MacDonald. Library of Congress subjects: Racism--Canada Prejudices Indians, Treatment of--North America Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Reviews and Numerical Ratings 3 Excellent dramatization, very emotional. Provides images of urban Native people, illustrates certain ideas about how to respond to racism. Demonstrates individual racism but doesn’t explicitly address structural racism, the complicity of silence, etc. Be sure to watch the section after the credits, showing the real-life Angela and her mother. Lecture topics: individual racism, prejudice . Kathy Bischoping & Riley OIstead 2.5 An interesting, if somewhat predictable, video that explores issues of voice, subjectivity, and identity. One unexpectedly affecting scene mid-way through registers the impact of racism more than anything else. The emotional "meltdown" by the young male culprit may lead to stimulating, if not necessarily sociological, questions of sincerity and remorse. For 1st or 2nd year students. Kalina Grewal 3 The issue of racism presented in this documentary will impact students of all ethnicities, races, and nationalities personally; therefore, it will be a great resource for classroom discussions. Students will find the issue of racism relevant and will be able to use this topic to make connections to all social aspects. The story is told in a way that will compel its viewers to examine how racist & ignorant some members of our society can be to unprivileged ethnic groups. Watching it will certainly not leave viewers with a sense of hopelessness; rather, this video will have a profound impact on viewers of all generations. The story was beautifully told, without isolating, undermining, or unreasonably misrepresenting other ethnic groups. Students viewing this video will not find the topic wearisome, because it is presented in a way that will captivate its audience. For 1st & 2nd year students. Minh Hoang (undergraduate) 3 Draws on emotions evoked by re-enacting scenarios
of racism. There wasn’t as much discussion of racism in general,
which would have been appropriate. It is generally suitable for undergrads
& the pace is adequate. Sarah Rogers
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