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...Hudlin recently finished a film which in some ways indicates his own answer to that question "Houseparty," his V E S senior these is project, is the story of a 16-year-old Black youth who sneaks out of his house and attends a party, against his parents wishes The film, which will be showing at the Coolidge Corner theater on June 10, has received high praise in several competitions and has prompted a private foundation to fund Hudlin's next project...
...Houseparty" focuses exclusively on Black characters, yet Hudlin intends it as neither a statement of Black separatism nor a paean to racial pride. "I hate anything that smacks of moralizing," he says. "This is a film about Black youth culture, and when you're dealing with kids, there can't be any compromises. Kids see right through that stuff. I wanted this film to be honest. It's fiction: it's a story, but it's accurate...
...might be surprised by the movie's closing shot: The boy, sneaking back into his house after the party, is discovered by his father. The man pulls off his belt, preparing to punish his son. The final frame reveals the dark-skinned boy, his eyes bulging out in fear. Hudlin was advised that this shot might be offensive to some Blacks, a remainder of the stereotype of the bug-eyed Black slave afraid of the whip...
...stereotype should be off limits," says Hudlin. "Why must Blacks be so afraid of presenting images of themselves which are less than perfect?" He bemoans what he considers the tendency of some Blacks to gloss over the history of Black oppression in this country...
...From Harlem to Harvard," by Marco Williams. Many Blacks who saw the movie criticized the unsentimental portrait of a young Black man from Harlem who does not do well at Harvard and eventually leaves school. While the film clearly exposes some of the pressures on Blacks at Harvard, says Hudlin, many Black viewers, especially those who have "made it," were appalled, "There was a real feeling of Hey, why are you showing our ass" Some Black people feel we ought to be presenting only positive images of Black--Black people making it getting ahead," says Hudlin...