Tag: Yance Ford
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My father just believed in my mother’s ability to do anything.
Yance Ford
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The justice system isn’t meant to work for people of color in this country.
Yance Ford
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Instincts are a really important guide for any artist, but particularly filmmakers because it takes a lot to stay true to your instincts as a storyteller.
Yance Ford
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I don’t feel like a hero.
Yance Ford
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White people get to do that all of the time. They get to engage in bad behavior, even felonious behavior, but they rarely wind up in jail. But as a black person, losing your temper can cost you your life. Or insisting on your rights can cost you your life.
Yance Ford
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I love marching bands.
Yance Ford
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Film festivals are usually unpleasant experiences on some level. The lines are ridiculous, the crowds are ridiculous, or the schedules are impossibly arranged: ‘You say that there’s a film you really want to see? Try the 8 A.M. show! Oh, it’s too bad you didn’t get to bed until 2 A.M. the night before.’
Yance Ford
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Grief, for me, is a moment-to-moment experience.
Yance Ford
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If I can help one family embrace their child and not displace them and throw them out, I’m happy about that.
Yance Ford
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I hope that audiences understand that there is a precariousness to black lives in this country that we need to address, that there has always been a precariousness to black lives in this country that we need to address. In fact, our country is built on the precariousness of black lives, the disposability of black lives.
Yance Ford