“Blasian Narratives,” a film project detailing the personal experiences of young mixed-race students, is now available to watch for a limited time before it hits the road to screen across the country’s college campuses and film festivals.
The film, which began as a student theater production, begins with the question, “What’s being Blasian, anyway?” Further questions — Am I black enough? Am I Asian enough? — are raised with respect to family, community, dating and religion.
From “Blasian Narratives”
Starring Blasian students from Morehouse College, Spelman College and Stanford University, the project is an unfiltered look into the ways race, identity and perception affects all of us.
For Director Jivan Atman, the project matters more than ever in this political climate. “This project was originally created with the intention to bring Asian, black and Blasians together to address our historical conflicts while building our solidarity at the same time,” he said. “In many ways, our project stands as the anti-thesis of what this incoming administration stands for — a fearful, color-blind society versus an empowering, colorful world.”
With the intention of “continuing and complicating” the legacy of former President Barack Obama, who is himself of mixed heritage, Blasian Narratives will continue to explore, Atman said, by expanding the project to more mixed-race communities, cultures and crowds.
The online release will be available through Feb. 15 to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month, and will likely be brought back for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, in May.
WATCH the film below!
Check out the film — and a forthcoming screening schedule — at blasianproject.org!
