SL: I am sure that there will be some criticism, but that has to be expected. The content of the film will raise some uneasy feelings, but by no means am I worried. I actually think that it's great that the film will raise discussion and I don't mind it being the stepping stone to people becoming aware of things that have been forgotten or ignored. There's a lot of ignorance about the history of these images. It is a movie that makes people sit down and talk about what they just saw. I actually think that it needs a second viewing for the audience to understand everything.

THC: But don't you ever worry about preaching too much at an audience?

SL: Worried, about it? We were screaming to the audience! And we loved it.

THC: In your opinion, has the movie industry changed for the better or the worse in the last few years?

SL: There have been some forward steps and some backwards. It is really hard to separate recent progress from the legacy of racism that America has inherited.

THC: But this legacy of racism also seems to be producing some curious side-effects, right? Your movie also implies that white people are trying to become "more black"...

SL: History is filled with white people who have tried to become blacker. Take Elvis Presley... even today, groups like N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys. Culture is for everybody, but there is a difference between appreciating a culture and appropriating a culture.

THC: So who is the movie supposed to speak to? To black audiences or white audiences? Or do you think that it has a message for everybody?

SL: No question about it, it's for everyone to watch. I know that it's painful at times, but we're not making this up. The depths of degradation in cartoons, movies, and television shows, the misrepresentation of a people - it's an American legacy. Not just in television or movies, but in all media.

THC: Is it possible that the hype around the film and the sensationalistic buzz that surrounds these images might contribute to their glorification?