Long before van life became Oscar bait, I had lived out of my car in almost every state. The film is a romantic fiction; the truth is precarious, exclusionary and very, very cold
You are such an elegant writer. I've seen the film but not read the book it is based on. You've made me realise I should read it. "There is no harm in depicting people with dignity, but dignity should not come at the expense of truth about what put them on the road in the first place." Yes!
The film’s fine for what it is, but the reality is wholly exclusionary. Right now, with ICE checkpoints and cops serving the ICE dragnet, the risk of being on the road for POC is too great
You are such an elegant writer. I've seen the film but not read the book it is based on. You've made me realise I should read it. "There is no harm in depicting people with dignity, but dignity should not come at the expense of truth about what put them on the road in the first place." Yes!
And thank you
The film’s fine for what it is, but the reality is wholly exclusionary. Right now, with ICE checkpoints and cops serving the ICE dragnet, the risk of being on the road for POC is too great
Absolutely, and that’s not an aspect I'd thought of.
That was quite a read. And I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks.
Cheers