Each episode Jordan Clark and Cameron Mason navigate the absurd world of white savior films. We'll analyze them, their critical reception, and reimagine them with Black and PoC leads. It's smart. It's messy. Come get saved.
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Each episode Jordan Clark and Cameron Mason navigate the absurd world of white savior films. We'll analyze them, their critical reception, and reimagine them with Black and PoC leads. It's smart. It's messy. Come get saved.
Oscar season might be over but that doesn't mean we still can't cover some Oscar bait. 2009's The Soloist that has all the makings of an awards season darling: two stars at the height of their power with Robert Downey Jr. an Jamie Foxx, an award winning director and screen writer and a sappy true story. And yet, it feels like a parody.
We discuss how cruelly this movie treats the unhoused community it seemingly wants to uplift, Jamie's crazy hairline and outfits, and how movies like this seek to win awards through Black pain.
Announcement: We are finally starting out book club this April! Our first book will be Eve Ewing's Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism. We will be livestreaming our discussion on IG (@whitepeoplewontsaveyoupod) on April 27th so stay tuned and we hope to see you then!
White People Won't Save You
Each episode Jordan Clark and Cameron Mason navigate the absurd world of white savior films. We'll analyze them, their critical reception, and reimagine them with Black and PoC leads. It's smart. It's messy. Come get saved.
