• The Color Purple (1985)

  • Feb 1 2024
  • Length: 52 mins
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The Color Purple (1985)

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  • In this episode of the Anti-Racist Film Club Podcast, Lauren sits down with Pastor Kelly from Shelton UMC to discuss the original adaptation of The Color Purple, the portrayal of black men on film, Steven Spielberg, white supremacy in prisons, Hollywood marketing, and the holistic beauty of black joy.


    Find more info about the ARFC here: https://fumcoly.org

    Read the Clarence Page article I mentioned: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-03-30-8601230650-story.html

    EDIT: the information I was referring to was actually from this NY Times article. My bad: https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/27/us/blacks-in-heated-debate-over-the-color-purple.html

    Watch an interview with Whoopi Goldberg about some of the film's controversy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIh4uaLyJMI&t=4s&ab_channel=FoundationINTERVIEWS

    Watch LOTS of behind the scenes footage from the filmmakers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfVlK58Zm-g&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Entertainment

    See you next month!
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