Films That Expose Racism in Its Many Forms

Veteran film critic and social activist Edward McNulty regularly reviews films that have themes about racism and the way it is implanted in American society and around the world.

Ed is a progressive Christian. His website, VisualParables.org, has more than 2,000 reviews of films with discussion questions designed for Christian groups. This is what he says about his motivation:

“My long career in ministry spans many turbulent changes in American life. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired me as a young man – indeed, he indirectly came close to getting me fired. I played my own small part in the civil rights movement – as did many others in that era.

That deep commitment to peacemaking and nonviolent activism extended into my ministry in teaching and writing about faith and film.

I agree with those writers who have suggested that had Jesus arrived in our midst in the 21st century, he might have become a filmmaker. Jesus’ potent stories still speak to us after thousands of years – as do stories from the Hebrew scriptures and from other faith traditions around the world. Thus, the name Visual Parables was inspired by Jesus parables.”