VIDEO:  Slip of the Tongue
 
 
"Whats your ethnic makeup?" A young man makes a pass at a beautiful stranger and gets an eye-opening schooling on race and gender. This film shows the power of youth poetry to convey strong messages, including messages of culture, ethnicity and beauty.
by  Media That Matters Film Festival  on Mar 05,2008
 
 
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