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February 9, 2019

How “The Blackness Project” is helping people talk about race

Source: CBS This Morning Press Date: Saturday, February 9, 2019 Press URL: CBS This Morning The ongoing blackface scandal in Virginia and the confession by actor Liam Neeson that he, at one point in his life, wanted to kill a black man have prompted a conversation about how we talk about race. Sometimes there’s a disconnect...

By Black Rose

July 24, 2017

Documentary

Filmmakers Hope ‘The Blackness Project’ Starts Conversation Addressing Race Head-on

The Queen City continues to experience a boost in the local film industry. The latest project is a documentary called 'The Blackness Project' directed by local filmmaker Korey Green. The film started as a response to the controversial film 'The Whiteness Project,' another local documentary that discusses race from a 'white' perspective....

By Black Rose

May 5, 2017

Documentary

The Blackness Project Seeks to Rewrite America’s Racial Narrative

Award Winning Filmmaker Korey Green is launching a new project that will hopefully get more people talking about a subject that is typically considered awkward and even taboo to this day. Instead of simply looking the other direction, as many people do, Korey is looking to produce a film on the topics of culture and race, as seen...

By Black Rose

May 4, 2017

Feature Film

A Conversation with Filmmaker Korey Green

No discussion regarding Buffalo’s film industry, is complete unless Korey Green is mentioned. For those who may not know Green, he made his directorial debut in 2006 by co-directing The Forgotten City—a documentary exploring race, segregation, crime, and politics in Buffalo. Since then, Green has made incredible strides. He recently premiered his feature film entitled The Romans for the Buffalo...

By Black Rose