Young boys reflect on the Sean Bell tragedy, speaking out about their fears and hopes as they approach manhood in a city where the lives of young black men are often cut short. More about I Am Sean Bell from filmmaker Stacey Muhammad I’ve loved film for as long as I can remember. Initially, screenwriting was my interest; however, I wanted to see my ideas come to life beyond the writing. This led to a desire to acquire the skills needed to actually produce my own projects. So, I embarked upon the journey of studying and learning as much about the filmmaking process as I possibly could by attending film school, workshops, and anything else I could find. First and foremost, I consider myself an activist, so I’m drawn to human issues and subjects that enlighten and uplift humanity while challenging us to examine our ideals and issues on this planet. I’ve always been drawn to documentary filmmaking, particularly as an activist. It’s a powerful way to communicate with an audience. When I chose to do the Sean Bell film, I was extremely disturbed by the verdict and wanted to hear from the children, particularly young black boys, about their thoughts, fears and concerns regarding violence against black men. Most of the topics that interest me are those that give a voice to those often unheard populations of people, who indeed have stories to tell and victories to celebrate. One thing that I’ve learned is that life is what it is—meaning, everything we do and experience is connected …
@jonnybigj Are you serious? You think those 12 year old kids deliberately hang out around gangs? or are the gangs integrated into their community. You obviously don’t know how things work. Let me guess, you’ve lived your whole life in the suburbs in a nice big home segregated from everyone else and have never taken the time to visit poor neighborhoods.
@marc15yo well you guessed wrong but we all have are own opinions
I DONT THINK IT WILL END….FROM THE CRIME OF POLICE OFFICERS….not all police officers are alike but…not all treat there power as a officer..the correct way..
@jonnybigj ..are u retarded, these kids went out using the knowledge they know now…from the facts upon the news and crimes committed. On the news…on every news channel..there is some black person…who committed some crime but when you investigate it more…the crime was nothing but what the cop said..white people get arrested but they got it a bit easier than black people upon the facts of racism
@chechnya fuck you
@chechnya fuck you
@b0y1Main2bfly Fuck you smelly monkey nigger.
@chechnya .u dont even have a pic on ya profile..u could be a rappest for all i kno…
@b0y1Main2bfly I can see you’re an uneducated nigger. Big surprise!
@chechnya WAT…who r u…oOok..person..because im black im uneducated..typical..
WOW!!!
But i have to admit that i kinda understand that the police is like that over here, I mean there allways alone and if they stop somebody and tell them to go down or show them there hands and they don’t do it, I would be pretty scared too, and it’s never a good idea to scare somebody who has a gun in his hands….
like they shoot right away because they scared, I say police cops should never drive alone than more cops would feel saver and less mistakes would be made
@chechnya SMELLY NIGGER ??? ARE YOU SEROUS ….WHITE PEOPLE SMELL LIKE WET DOGS !!! YOU GUYS ARE FILTHY ……..BLACKS ARE KINGS & QUEENS …….2011 AND YOUR STILL USING THAT WORD ……YOUR A COWARD YOUR BEHIND A SCREEN ………YOU WOULDNT DARE SAY THAT TO A BLACK PERSON’S FACE ……….COWARD
@abruzz0 not never but less
@chechnya wow ur ignorant
@abruzz0 tell that to my buddies who get there head slammed off the cop cars lmao cops do shit to the young
YOU ARE ALL MISSING THE POINT ….SERIOUSLY STOP THE BULLSHIT
THIS VIDEO IS TOUCHING.. THE UPRISE OF BLACK PEOPLE IS NOW.. WE ARE GODS CHOSEN..
@abruzz0 show me where whites are being shot 50x.
Black people..
My friend, born in Jamaica, was raised in this area growing up. Me, born and raised in Miami, but I’ll never forget when he told me he had to go to NY to bury his friend. I didn’t think much of it- people pass every day. However, when I found out about what really happened, when he came back from the funeral with Sean Bell memorabilia like buttons, cards, I learned what happened. This is a tragedy, & as a White man I pray for his family and the Black communities suffering from police brutality
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Black Americans should first discard that disgusting Thug/Ghetto culture, stop acting like buffoons in movies, and return to the Black Culture and spirit embraced by Martin Luther King and Malcom X which birthed men and women of incredible integrity. Getting shot by a cop is one thing, but the enslavement of our minds another. Booty shaking, gold teeth, rims, calling being educated:”Being White”, “Thats not my baby” attitude, abortions…BET kills more minds than Cops, fear Media brainwashing.
Unfortunately there is no justice for the black man in america. This is proven by the constant shootings of unarmed black men while cops get off and walk walk around worry free. Makes me sick to my stomach.
stop actin like nigger , n ever 1 will see u as not a nigger n just a black person , haha , ur games that u put on 4 ever 1 2 c is how we gona judge ur dumb asses