Race is the Place
Synopsis
RACE IS THE PLACE offers a new and compelling look at one of the most explosive issues in America today. This video performance documentary presents a bold, lyrical, and often poetical montage of performances by established artists and up-and-coming young talent from minority communities who use words—spoken, sung or chanted—to get their message across.
Each explores racism and its continued survival in this country, and each finds a new and innovative way to engage audiences and challenge them to think beyond our traditional conceptions, viewing race through the lens of creativity and performance to stimulate throught and debate.
Artists include Piri Thomas, Amiri Baraka, Mayda del Valle, Michael Franti, Faith Ringgold, Michael Ray Charles, Culture Clash, Beau Sia, Andy Bumatai and more...
Premieres nationally on the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens on November 22nd, 2005 at 10pm. Check local listings. For the expanded RACE IS THE PLACE Website, please visit pbs.org/independentlens/raceistheplace
RACE IS THE PLACE is a co-production of Paradigm Productions Inc. and KERA TV Dallas-Ft.Worth in association with the Independent Television Service (ITVS) and the National Minority Consortia with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Purchase the DVD
To buy an expanded, uncensored version of the program on DVD or VHS—with an extra half hour of performances and interviews, or in the original PBS version—securely online right now, by credit card or PayPal, just click one of the buttons below.
To pay by check, money order, or Purchase Order (PO), please send payment to Paradigm Productions at the following address:
Paradigm Productions
2600 Tenth St #611
Berkeley, CA 94710
We do not currently process payments over the phone. However, if you wish to reach us you can call the shippers, Linking Arts, at 415.986.3141. To contact Paradigm directly, please fill out the contact form.
Please note that any public screenings must be with explicit permission of Paradigm Productions. Presentation in a classroom setting, if admission to the screening is not charged, is fair use and we do not require explicit permission for that.
The Price per DVD is $29.95 US, plus $5 shipping/handling and CA sales tax (if you're in California). Please allow 3-4 weeks for shipping.
We have both the PBS 60-minute version and the extended, uncensored 91-minute version available on VHS.
The Price per VHS cassette is $29.95 US, plus $5 shipping/handling and CA sales tax (if you're in California). Please allow 3-4 weeks for shipping.
Please let us know if you have problems ordering, we're still getting set up. The contact form would be great for that. Thanks in advance for your purchase!