Independent Lens

A Reckoning in Boston

Season 23 Episode 6 | 1h 20m 32s  | Video has closed captioning.  | Video has audio description

What happens when you discover that your assumptions are flawed? A white filmmaker starts his academic inquiry by documenting low-income, adult students of color at the Clemente Course in Boston. After time, he comes to terms with his own complicity in racism. Alongside students, a unique filmmaking collaboration forms to explore the area's history of racism and gentrification.

Aired: 01/17/22

Expired: 02/23/22

Rating: TV-PG

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