Fast Color

Representation in Cinema

We discuss Fast Color, motherhood, family, trauma, and whether or not this film flips the "magical negro" stereotype on its head.

Fast Color is a science fiction drama released back from 2018 starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle, Concussion, Loki). The film is directed by Julia Hart. After her special abilities are discovered, Ruth is on the run and has no choice, but to go back to her childhood home where she reunites with her mother and her daughter and, in that time, begins to mend the relationships that have long been broken.

Featured Panelists: Vashti Anderson, Deborah Alvarez

Moderator: Jackie McGriff

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Song: "You are so money"

Written by: Matthew Wigton

Performed by: Falls