Divisible

This film focuses on redlining in Omaha, Nebraska, with the perfect balance between using a broad lens - figuratively :) - to demonstrate the national, systemic problems and their historical context, along with a more focused lens that shows the lived realities and personal stories of redlining in our community. It is "digestible:" certainly problems like this can feel overwhelming, but the amount of information itself is appropriate. It also manages to depict an unflinching portrait of reality, showing the scope and scale of the problem, without getting mired in hopelessness. Nor does it attempt a tidy explanation or resolution, which would be disingenuous. The film seems to suggest that no one has all the answers, but, to paraphrase James Baldwin, we all have some responsibility. It is humbling to me as a white person. It does an admirable job highlighting the work of the people of color most affected by these problems, acknowledging that, naturally, community members are the closest to the potential solutions (even though they are not to blame for the problems), not some outside experts In this lies the film's dose of hopefulness. It will move viewers to action.

This film taught me so much beyond my prior, superficial knowledge of the basic history and consequences of racial redlining in the US. It's a visually stunning film that skillfully weaves together the complex threads that tie many of today's challenges faced by BIPOC communities to government policies decades ago. The film gives voice to people who speak clearly, often passionately, from their academic, experiential and professional expertise. I got choked up at multiple points listening to their stories and heartbreak. Yet the film isn't despairing. It backs up those stories with hard numbers that illustrate the issues vividly. Indeed the film ends on a hopeful, empowering note. It's a clarion call to act that engages the viewer's heart and mind fully. This should be part of every high school social studies curriculum, of every college modern American history or public policy course, of every corporate or public agency DEI program. Truly a masterpiece!!!

This documentary is unbelievably powerful, insightful, truthful, and eye-opening! Divisible is incredibly well laid out and outlined, and it provides a well-overdue education on redlining in the United States. This topic is not taught in most American education settings, and Divisible helps fill that damaging gap of understanding.

This film captures and provides needed insight into the United States, illuminating the historical realities of redlining and its broad-reaching, interconnected impacts on all facets of society and human life today.

I deeply believe that everyone in the United States and abroad to watch this film as soon as possible.

There are few films I've seen that lay out as clearly or as movingly their case as this film does. Divisible is the kind of film that every person in the United States, and anyone seeking to understand this country at a deeper, more realistic level, needs to see. The stitching together of vulnerable, deeply human stories interwoven into an unflinching look at how urban areas have been deliberately shaped into what we have today, is utterly fantastic.

If I could personally invite every American to watch this film, I would do it in a second. I truly can't wait to see it a second time, and I'm excited to see where this film goes!