Creating a Multicultural Nation Without Racism
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.
This film tells the story of the Montgomery bus boycott highlighting the role of women in kicking off the boycott, the role of Dr. King, and the important role that Barnard Ruskin played in clarifying the importance of non-violent resistance.
KING is a 2-disk DVD set that was originally broadcast as TV mini-series. It includes Dr. Kings speech at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Happening (2021) is a film about abortion. It is set in 1963 in southwest France. Yet, as Ed McNulty points out, "It could be the future for the women of our country."
In this one hour and 14 minute film, director John Richie tells the stories of victims of gun violence. There are, as usual, lots of statistics provided, but it is the individual stories of loss and heartache that you will remember.
The film presents James Baldwin with all of his wisdom and passion.
"Winter on Fire" provides a vivid picture of the Ukrainian people's commitment to freedom during the winter of 2013-2014 when their government supported a Russian invasion.
The story of six-year old Ruby Bridges who integrated a New Orleans segregated school in 1960.