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Traveling While Black
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Wikipedia article
'Traveling While Black' is a Canadian-American coproduced virtual reality documentary film project, directed by Roger Ross Williams and released in 2019.Dream McClinton, [https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/02/traveling-while-black-behind-the-eye-opening-vr-documentary-on-racism-in-america "Traveling While Black: behind the eye-opening VR documentary on racism in America"]. 'The Guardian', September 3, 2019. An examination of racism in the United States, the film is an immersive experience which places the viewer inside the context of African-American travellers seeking safety and security with the help of the Negro Motorist Green Book; Williams has contrasted it with the 2018 film 'Green Book', labelling it as "a totally different story because this [Traveling While Black] is a story of life or death, and danger, and community, and all of those things. But its our story. Its for us to tell. Its not for anyone else."Matthew Carey, [https://deadline.com/2019/08/traveling-while-black-director-roger-ross-williams-emmys-vr-interview-1202704524/ "Director Roger Ross Williams On Emmy-Nominated VR Film Traveling While Black: Its A Big Moment"]. 'Deadline Hollywood', August 26, 2019. The film is based on a 2010 play called 'The Green Book'.
The film premiered in the New Frontier program at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, before being released later in the year on Oculus VR platforms.Tambay Obenson, [https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/traveling-while-black-roger-ross-williams-1202168979/ "Traveling While Black: Roger Ross Williams VR Doc Reclaims Green Book Narrative"]. 'IndieWire', August 28, 2019. In 2020, the film was selected for inclusion in the online We Are One: A Global Film Festival.Dino-Ray Ramos, [https://deadline.com/2020/05/we-are-one-global-film-festival-lineup-tribeca-ricky-powell-documentary-francis-ford-coppola-bong-joon-ho-1202942823/ "We Are One: Global Film Festival Unveils Lineup Including Ricky Powell docu; Talks With Francis Ford Coppola And Bong Joon-Ho"]. 'Deadline Hollywood', May 26, 2020.
The film was shot in Ben's Chili Bowl, a famous restaurant in Washington, D.C., founded in 1958.
Awards
The film received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Interactive Program at the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2019,Abrar Al-Heeti, [https://www.cnet.com/news/emmy-nominated-vr-film-traveling-while-black-puts-you-in-the-jim-crow-era/ "Emmy-nominated VR film Traveling While Black puts you in the Jim Crow era"]. 'CNET', September 22, 2019. and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Immersive Experience at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[https://realscreen.com/2020/05/26/csas-20-nipawistamasowin-wins-best-feature-length-doc/ "CSAs 20: We Will Stand Up wins Best Feature Length doc"]. 'RealScreen', May 26, 2020.
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