Crossing The Line: Multiracial Comedians
'Crossing The Line: Multiracial Comedians' investigates the power of racial identity, freedom of speech and the politics of humor. It is produced by Emmy-Award and Telly Award winner, producer and multiracial comedian, Teja Arboleda, M.Ed. & Dr. Darby Li Po Price. Producers Arboleda and Price investigate how comedians transcend race through humor. Book-ended by performers such as Michael Richards, Rosie O'Donnell, Don Imus, and the NAACP-Detroit N-Word burial march, the story dives deep into the pool of mixed-blood humorists to test the limits of the freedom of speech - who gets to say what, and where the line is. It features prominent figures such as Rain Pryor (daughter of Richard Pryor), Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy (author of 'The N-word'), and experts on race and culture, and many prominent mixed race comedians.
"This documentary let me cry until I laughed. The insidious effects of racism are hard to identify, examine and heal. But through humor, we can creep closer to the core of understanding. Thanks for this documentary.
- Desiree Cooper, Pulitzer Prize Nominee & Co-Host, Weekend America - NPR / American Public Media