My Definition of Film

I believe that films subconsciously help guide many people throughout their lives. Films can help individuals and societies see the realities, beauty, and evilness of the world and everyday lives of persons around the world. The films we have seen in class such as Middle of Nowhere, School Daze, and Super Fly showed us the diversity of roles for Black woman actors in films by Black filmmakers. Each of the female lead characters taught me different lows that Black women stereotypically go through, for instance, colorism, being in relationships with incarcerated men, and feeling the need to "ride or die" for love.