All racism is wrong, and denying that it exists does not make it go away. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
When I decided to make ‘Blackface,’ a short film about Black Pete, I had little knowledge of the giant cesspool of hate I was about to dive into. I didn’t realize how popular and passionate many white Dutch are about a figure that they connect to fond memories from their childhood. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
The first time I saw the Dutch character known as Black Pete, or Zwarte Piet, my heart sank, and I felt a little nauseated. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
I just didn’t realize the unbelievable impact Disney films had on American society until my assistant coached me on the stories and brought me up to speed. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
I never watched much TV at home – it just wasn’t part of our home culture. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
My mother worked as a maid, cleaning the fraternity dorm of the local college. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
When I was filming ‘Prudence’ in Zimbabwe, I noticed the hold fundamentalist Christianity had on sub-Saharan Africa. So I thought I’d like to make a film about religion in Africa because the prosperity gospel is big business where people are desperate, poor, and sick. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
What is so attractive about Uganda for missionaries is that they have free rein. They can go anywhere they please – schools, hospitals, the parliament. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
Gay Africans must speak up and let everyone know they are there, they have always been there, and that they are not going away. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
