A Conversation with My Black Son

POV Season 30

Short Film | 02/12/2018 | 5 Mins

For generations, parents of black boys across the U.S. have rehearsed, dreaded and postponed The Conversation. But when their boys become teenagers, parents must decide how to handle discussions about race. In this short film originally published by The New York Times Op-Docs, parents reveal their struggles with telling their black sons that they may be targets of racial profiling by the police.

Films based on similar topics

The Judge and the General Feature Film | 2008

Film Info

Tea Time Feature Film | 2015

Info

In The Absence Short Film | 2020

Film Info

A South Korean community is torn apart by a ferry disaster which claimed the lives of hundreds of children. When government incompetence is revealed as the main cause, the victims’ families seek…

In The Absence Short Film | 2020

Film Info

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe Feature Film | 2010

Film Info

Getting Back to Abnormal Feature Film | 2014

Info

The Spectrum of Divide Short Film | 2020

Film Info

The Spectrum of Divide Short Film | 2020

Film Info

Two perspectives on how shared beliefs connect and divide.

Natours Grocery Short Film | 2020

Film Info

Filmmaker Nadine Natour turns her lens on her parents and her hometown, Appomattox, VA, to capture the story of her parents’ emigration from Palestine to the United States.

Street Fight Feature Film | 2005

Info

Engage with the issues —

POV believes in the power of film to engage communities in dialogue around the most pressing social issues of our time. Use one of the film’s accompanying resources to learn about the issues and get involved. Visit the POV Community Network to browse films available for screenings.

Host a screening in your community

Film Credits —

Geeta Gandbhir
Blair Foster