Traveling While Black

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Traveling While Black
Film poster
Directed by	Roger Ross Williams
Produced by	Ayesha Nadarajah Jihan Robinson Lina Srivastava
Music by	Jason Moran
Production company	Felix & Paul Studios
Release date	January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25) (Sundance)
Running time	20 minutes
Countries	Canada United States

Traveling While Black is a Canadian-American coproduced virtual reality documentary film project, directed by Roger Ross Williams and released in 2019.^[1] An examination of racism in the United States, the film is an immersive experience which places the viewer inside the context of African-American travellers seeking safety and security with the help of the Negro Motorist Green Book;^[1] Williams has contrasted it with the 2018 film Green Book, labelling it as "a totally different story because [Traveling While Black] is a story of life or death, and danger, and community, and all of those things. But it’s our story. It’s for us to tell. It’s not for anyone else."^[2] The film is based on a 2010 play called The Green Book.^[3]

The film premiered in the New Frontier program at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival,^[3] before being released later in the year on Oculus VR platforms.^[4] In 2020, the film was selected for inclusion in the online We Are One: A Global Film Festival.^[5]

The film was shot in Ben's Chili Bowl, a famous restaurant in Washington, D.C., founded in 1958.

Awards

The film received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Interactive Program at the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2019,^[6] and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Immersive Experience at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Dream McClinton, "Traveling While Black: behind the eye-opening VR documentary on racism in America". The Guardian, September 3, 2019.
^ Matthew Carey, "Director Roger Ross Williams On Emmy-Nominated VR Film ‘Traveling While Black’: “It’s A Big Moment”". Deadline Hollywood, August 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Kite-Powell, Jennifer. "Why You Need To See This VR Documentary 'Traveling While Black'". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
^ Tambay Obenson, "‘Traveling While Black’: Roger Ross Williams’ VR Doc Reclaims ‘Green Book’ Narrative". IndieWire, August 28, 2019.
^ Dino-Ray Ramos, "We Are One: Global Film Festival Unveils Lineup Including Ricky Powell docu; Talks With Francis Ford Coppola And Bong Joon-Ho". Deadline Hollywood, May 26, 2020.
^ Abrar Al-Heeti, "Emmy-nominated VR film Traveling While Black puts you in the Jim Crow era". CNET, September 22, 2019.
^ "CSAs ’20: “We Will Stand Up” wins Best Feature Length doc". RealScreen, May 26, 2020.

External links

Traveling While Black at IMDb

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