Politics Done Right

The director of “This Is [Not] Who We Are,” Katrina Miller, did not disappoint as she explained why she made the documentary. She gave the proper perspective on one of the most purported liberal cities in America. Katrina Miller used a dangerous event of racial profiling of a student in Boulder, Colorado, as the epicenter of her story and used it to tell Boulder’s racial stories in a manner that, while not comfortable, is very palatable. It does not matter who you are. This well-produced and directed movie should be a must at every school, university, church, synagogue, Mosque, and other social space. Boulder, Colorado, is a college town that many consider a progressive bastion. But beneath the self-placating narrative is the lived experiences of the POC communities. Katrina dissects that reality in a manner that will touch everyone. Her ability to co-exist in every culture, given her multicultural existence as an Afro-Latina, a daughter of a Panamanian immigrant, a woman with native roots, a person in an int