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Haile Gerima Quotes

I really do not care what the white world is doing. I care about black people building the monument on slavery Picture Quote #1

You have to keep yourself busy, you have to like the subject matter. If you do it for other causes, other reasons, it doesn’t hold you for a long time. There’s no other way but struggling, forging ahead to do the film Picture Quote #1

Success is really when you create a space, a piece of art, and people come in and say, that’s my story - when they claim it Picture Quote #1

The true story is that black people need to tell their history. Very few films are made by black people about slavery. That itself is a crime because slavery is a very important historical event that has held our people hostage. Forget white people’s role in it. In the end what’s important is black people remain and live with the scars and psychological issues Picture Quote #1

Most young people now are very vulnerable as to what the American film aficionados are going to say. They care too much about a system that has no room for them. It’s really a serious issue for me, because to me it’s, how do I survive beyond a film that was disgraced or praised? Picture Quote #1

The system knows how to cherry pick black people. It’s like affirmative action - once a year, one is recognized. But what has to occur is self-emergence so if they ignore you, you don’t have to disappear Picture Quote #1

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I’m organizing documentary films, and whenever scriptwriting gets too tedious I go to my editing room and start to edit the documentary, even if I don’t have the full funding yet. So you have to keep yourself busy, you have to like the subject matter Picture Quote #1

It’s not always expected of filmmakers to do stereotyped stories. But one has to be willing to travel to festivals and hook up with people, engage people intellectually about your passion and the kinds of films that interest you, and sooner or later you find people that have the same affinity that you have Picture Quote #1

I think once you have films in certain festivals you begin to have name recognition, and there are possibilities Picture Quote #1

Success is really when you create a space, a piece of art, and people come in and say, that’s my story - when they claim it Picture Quote #1

If you never did anything for your own freedom, you’re not worth a human being in my view Picture Quote #1

Tarantino is a spoiled little white kid. He can do any movie he wants and nobody can do anything about it Picture Quote #1

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To me, entertainment is really the new plantation. It’s the new sugar, the new cotton, that black people work for somebody else to be richer than them Picture Quote #1

For me, I think [art] exists in a cave. I am in a cave. I have my own editing place, but I’m not powerful enough to amass the resources to keep doing movies every two or three years Picture Quote #1

When the system does not recognize me I’m not devastated Picture Quote #1

There’s no other way but struggling, forging ahead to do the film Picture Quote #1

You have to have a very strong cash flow for a film to really stay in theaters. You have to have the advertising capacity to sustain and follow the kind of press coverage Picture Quote #1

I think not many young people are willing to pay the price of telling their own story Picture Quote #1

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You have to be willing to put everything you’ve got towards the project. That to me is very important. And it may not be part of the fad, being the clichéd kind of film that’s going to be successful Picture Quote #1

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I really do not care what the white world is doing. I care about black people building the monument on slavery (Haile Gerima Quotes) You have to keep yourself busy, you have to like the subject matter. If you do it for other causes, other reasons, it doesn’t hold you for a long time. There’s no other way but struggling, forging ahead to do the film. (Haile Gerima Quotes) Success is really when you create a space, a piece of art, and people come in and say, that’s my story - when they claim it. (Haile Gerima Quotes) The true story is that black people need to tell their history. Very few films are made by black people about slavery. That itself is a crime because slavery is a very important historical event that has held our people hostage. Forget white people’s role in it. In the end what’s important is black people remain and live with the scars and psychological issues (Haile Gerima Quotes) Most young people now are very vulnerable as to what the American film aficionados are going to say. They care too much about a system that has no room for them. It’s really a serious issue for me, because to me it’s, how do I survive beyond a film that was disgraced or praised? (Haile Gerima Quotes) The system knows how to cherry pick black people. It’s like affirmative action - once a year, one is recognized. But what has to occur is self-emergence so if they ignore you, you don’t have to disappear (Haile Gerima Quotes) I’m organizing documentary films, and whenever scriptwriting gets too tedious I go to my editing room and start to edit the documentary, even if I don’t have the full funding yet. So you have to keep yourself busy, you have to like the subject matter (Haile Gerima Quotes) It’s not always expected of filmmakers to do stereotyped stories. But one has to be willing to travel to festivals and hook up with people, engage people intellectually about your passion and the kinds of films that interest you, and sooner or later you find people that have the same affinity that you have (Haile Gerima Quotes) I think once you have films in certain festivals you begin to have name recognition, and there are possibilities (Haile Gerima Quotes) Success is really when you create a space, a piece of art, and people come in and say, that’s my story - when they claim it (Haile Gerima Quotes) If you never did anything for your own freedom, you’re not worth a human being in my view (Haile Gerima Quotes) Tarantino is a spoiled little white kid. He can do any movie he wants and nobody can do anything about it (Haile Gerima Quotes) To me, entertainment is really the new plantation. It’s the new sugar, the new cotton, that black people work for somebody else to be richer than them (Haile Gerima Quotes) For me, I think [art] exists in a cave. I am in a cave. I have my own editing place, but I’m not powerful enough to amass the resources to keep doing movies every two or three years (Haile Gerima Quotes) When the system does not recognize me I’m not devastated (Haile Gerima Quotes) There’s no other way but struggling, forging ahead to do the film (Haile Gerima Quotes) You have to have a very strong cash flow for a film to really stay in theaters. You have to have the advertising capacity to sustain and follow the kind of press coverage (Haile Gerima Quotes) I think not many young people are willing to pay the price of telling their own story (Haile Gerima Quotes) You have to be willing to put everything you’ve got towards the project. That to me is very important. And it may not be part of the fad, being the clichéd kind of film that’s going to be successful (Haile Gerima Quotes)