I’m definitely drawn to stories about outsiders. Feeling like that myself as a gay black man, I often seek to give a voice to those in the world who don’t have one. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
I grew up in a Southern Baptist-style church with a choir, a band, and music, but I’ve been asking myself my whole life, ‘Why is my own church, my own community, rejecting me because of my sexuality?’ Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
My father was a religious leader in the community, and my sister is a pastor. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
When I visited Africa to make my film ‘Music by Prudence,’ I was struck by how intensely religious and socially conservative Africans were. There was literally a church on every corner. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
The more I learned about religion in Africa, the more intrigued I became. It was as if the continent was gripped with religious fervor. And the center of it was Uganda. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
The Academy just reflects Hollywood. And until we break those barriers, until we have African-American or minority studio executives, ’til we have people who are greenlighting movies with African-American actors – the Academy is not going to change until Hollywood changes, so we have to start with Hollywood. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
God Loves Uganda’ is a powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to change African culture with values imported from America’s Christian Right. The film follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting ‘sexual immorality’ and missionaries trying to convince Ugandans to follow Biblical law. Roger Ross Williams Read Quote
