I Am Not a Racist

Overview

A parody of D. W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation", "I Am Not a Racist" rearranges the scenes of the classic movie and recreates its dialogues to criticize the racism in it and also in the world today. Freemenville is a little city somewhere in the USA. A city ashamed because of its past of slavery, but proud of being the first in the country to end it. There is an annual ball to celebrate this fact. And this year's ball may be the biggest ever, because of the possible presence of a big celebrity, who is coming to town to see the premiere of a play. However, the play happens to be D. W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation", a racist work that starts a series of events exposing the racism that still exists in the city, culminating in the recreation of the KKK.

Directed by CD Vallada

Top cast

Henry B. Walthall

Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lillian Gish

Elsie (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mae Marsh

Flora (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ralph Lewis

Austin Stoneman (archive footage) (uncredited)

Miriam Cooper

Margaret (archive footage) (uncredited)

Elmer Clifton

Phil (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph Henabery

Janiel Jay-Lewis (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Siegmann

Duncan W. Griffith (archive footage) (uncredited)

Josephine Crowell

The Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)

Spottiswoode Aitken

The Father (archive footage) (uncredited)

Walter Long

The Boyfriend (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mary Alden

The Housekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sam De Grasse

The Businessman (archive footage) (uncredited)

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