Filmmaker/Executive Dr. Robert Philipson on the intersectionality of Race, Music, & Sexuality. Plus he discusses his beautiful new film THE KNOWING about interracial relationships and AIDS.

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Dr. Robert Philipson
Filmmaker/Executive
Philipson is a former academic professor of African-American studies with a passion for Jazz & African art. A published author and Harlem Renaissance historian, he has produced multiple films about the intersectionality of Race, Music, & Sexuality.
His newest film is "The Knowing"
Written by Dr. Robert Philipson and directed by Jonathan Rowan
Adam, a white man in his late 30s, is visiting his Black ex-lover, Peter, who is dying of AIDS in a DC hospital. The year is 1992. Also in attendance is Cherie, a Black lesbian naval officer who is Peter’s best friend. The two sympathetically listen to Peter’s complaints about how his “Christian” family has abandoned him until a nurse arrives to give Peter medication. While waiting in the hospital cafeteria, Adam and Cherie, meeting that day for the first time, compare notes about the course of Peter’s illness. This leads them to a terrible discovery. Adam, in particular, is confronted with a choice that, while still in shock, he doesn’t know how to handle.
For more information on Dr. Philipson and Shoga Films, go to:
https://www.shogafilms.com
Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2024
Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.
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