在这部瑞秋的鸿沟纪录片片中,自称“跨种族”的活动家Rachel Dolezal点燃了一场前所未有的媒体风暴，当时斯波坎当地的一家新闻台称她是一名白人妇女，一直生活在美国有色人种协进会的黑人总统手中。自从争论爆发以来，导演Laura Brownson和团队独家拍摄了瑞秋、她的儿子和她收养的妹妹埃丝特，捕捉了一个被破坏的角色的亲密的、维埃里的生活故事，他们正视美国种族和身份政治的交叉毛发——探索H。这个角色仍然激起数百万人的负面反应，他们把她视为白人特权的终极典范。Netflix原版纪录片《Rachel Divide》是由奥斯卡奖得主Roger Ross Williams制作的。
Rachel Dolezal became infamous when she was unmasked as a white woman living as the black head of her local N.A.A.C.P. chapter. Her unbelievable story issued a direct challenge to the sensitive topics of race and identity, while playing into the age of viral media. Whether she was hated or simply misunderstood, Dolezal touched a collective nerve in the racially charged contemporary, causing her to burst into the public consciousness. Filming exclusively with Dolezal, her sons, and her adoptive sister Esther, documentarian Laura Brownson delves into the motivations and personal life of this divisive and controversial figure; in doing so, she explores the troubled past that has informed Dolezal's confusing present and uncertain future. Executive produced by Academy Award®-winner Roger Ross Williams, The Rachel Divide is a fully realized portrait of a life more complex than any tabloid would lead its readers to believe. The film demands the question: Is Dolezal truly "trans-black," as ...
