2016, directed by Raoul Peck
I usually showed a romantic comedy for Valentine’s Day, but since February is also Black History Month, I decided to honor that this year instead. I had originally shot this intro at the “Padrão dos Descobrimentos” in Lisbon, which is a monument dedicated to famous Portuguese explorers. Despite being an Instagram-able tourist attraction, it has a remarkably racist past, not only in terms its subject matter, but also in its design and construction. Unfortunately, that took up so much time to explain that I didn’t have enough time left to talk about the movie. So, I ditched that whole filmed intro, and re-shot it in another part of town.