Blue eyed is a confronting documentary which follows Jane Elliott at work as she conducts a workshop about prejudice and racism. She does this by dividing her audience into two groups; blue eyed and brown eyed as uses the colour distinction to demonstrate the powerful impact of discrimination and the effect is has on the victim’s emotions. Designed for use by schools and businesses to illustrate the anatomy of prejudice and the effects of racism.
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In ACMI's collection
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ACMI Identifier
309027
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Germany
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination - United State
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Prejudices
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Race discrimination
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Racism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social groups
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social psychology
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Race relations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Social conditions
Feature films → Feature films - Germany
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Prejudices
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Social psychology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)