The Center for Media and Social Impact (Cmsi) — based at American University’s School of Communication in Washington, D.C. — today released its new study “Breaking the Silence: How Documentaries Can Shape the Conversation on Racial Violence in America and Create New Communities.” Its aim is to show that in a time of rising public distrust of the mainstream media, Americans view documentary storytelling as a trustworthy source and a driver of communal discussion on topical social issues like racial violence.
Conducted in early 2020 (prior to recent nationwide racial justice protests), at the center of the study is the documentary “Always in Season,” an award-winning 2019 documentary which follows the tragedy of Black teenager Lennon Lacy who, in August of 2014, was found hanging from a swing set in North Carolina. His suspicious death was ruled a suicide by local law enforcement, but Lennon’s family believed Lennon was lynched.
Directed by Jacqueline Olive,...
Conducted in early 2020 (prior to recent nationwide racial justice protests), at the center of the study is the documentary “Always in Season,” an award-winning 2019 documentary which follows the tragedy of Black teenager Lennon Lacy who, in August of 2014, was found hanging from a swing set in North Carolina. His suspicious death was ruled a suicide by local law enforcement, but Lennon’s family believed Lennon was lynched.
Directed by Jacqueline Olive,...
- 10/12/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
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