by Justin Hodgson

0:00
Opening view is of a large stone with a carving of Martin Luther King, Jr. Then it cuts to the name plate of stature: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.

0:17
The video cuts to black and white footage of Dr. King speaking at a rally, followed by a series of still images of Dr. King (some close up of his face, others of him interacting with people).

0:26
The next image has a sepia effect, which indicates a datedness. It is a picture of a drinking fountain sign that indicates one side is for whites and one side is for blacks. Then the video cuts to a series of clips of young white children, some playing on a playground. This scene ends with young black children playing as well.

0:36
Blank Screen

0:41
Two people holding hands (one black, one white).

0:46
Throngs of people gathering at a street intersection. Many holding signs and rainbow colored flags.

0:48
A small group of young white men walking down the street talking. One of them is wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat. Then the video quickly cuts to a shot of a different young man holding a half-burned “Make America Great Again” hat.

0:52
Black and white video of young white man without a shirt being arrested and escorted by four police officers, followed by a black and white image of two young men (one black, one white) with their hands in the air and two armed (and armored) police officers behind them pointing guns at their backs. Cuts to blank screen.

0:56
Video footage of a rally with lots of people. Young black man is in a heated, verbal confrontation with someone off camera. He is restrained by his friends. Cuts to young women of color wearing American flag bandana as a headband. She is also in a crowd of people arguing with someone off camera. Then we get a black and white image of a sign that says We Serve Whites Only, but the “Whites” has been crossed out and Blacks is written underneath. Cuts to blank screen.
1:10
CNN Interview footage of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

1:17
Video of public rally. The people standing in the front are of different genders and races, all locking arms. Others in the background carry signs and red/black Anti-Fascists flags. This is followed by video footage of Neo-Nazis, carrying white shields and confederate flags, forcing their way through a crowd. It breaks into a physical altercation between the two groups. Cuts to a blank screen.

1:35
Black and white image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. fades in. This is followed by a series of images and video clips of Dr. King.

1:54
The words, “Your Dream is Just a Dream” flash on the screen, white letters on black background, one word at a time, corresponding to them being spoken by the author.

1:58
“Be Honest With Me” appears all at once on the screen, again white letters on a black background. Followed by more black and white footage of Dr. King.

2:03
Video of busy street in New York City, with a multicultural mix of people moving up and down the sidewalk of the street.

2:05
Close-up video of a white man’s handcuffed hands. The man is wearing a police vest. He then pulls hard and breaks the chain of the handcuffs. Then we get a quick cut to black and white footage of a burning cross, with that video feed fading from the cross imagery to a sign for the “United Klans of America, Inc. – Knights Ku Klux Klan.”

2:14
“Be Honest With Me” appears all at once on the screen, again white letters on a black background. Followed by a sketch of a confrontation between two groups. Followed by an image of statue pointing. Followed by video of the American Flag waving in the breeze.

2:23
In rapid succession, we are presented with black and white slavery imagery—from groupings and slave markets to images of lynchings and violence.

2:27
Young white female in a library, standing in front of a shelf of books, her back to the camera, reading a book.

2:30
Black and white slavery sketch featuring two white men, five adult slaves, and one infant slave. One white man dangles the infant in one arm while preparing to bring his whip down onto the other who is kneeling/pleading at his feet. Followed by a sketch of the African slave trade, with a line of men and women chained together and being escorted by other men with guns.

2:41
“Be Honest With Me” appears all at once on the screen, again white letters on a black background. Followed by a image of non-descript people, facing away, standing on a white tiled floor and saturated in full white light.

2:48
Image on screen is split: left side is the right half of a young white man’s face and the right side is the left half of a young black man’s face. Followed by video of young black students working at computer terminals in a classroom or library. Followed by a quick snippet of a young black man speaking emphatically about other young men in a line (which appears to be part of some kind of rally). Followed by footage of people scrambling frantically in response to violence occurring at a light railway stop.

2:58
“Be Honest With Me” appears all at once on the screen, again white letters on a black background.

3:01
Hyper-speed video of two older, brick buildings with people moving through the streets. Several light-rail trains pass between the camera and the people/buildings as the camera pans from left to right.

3:06
The words, “It’s Simply the Truth” flash on the screen, white letters on black background, one word at a time, corresponding to them being spoken by the author.

3:08
Video footage of counter protestors (some with Anti-fascism flags) aggressively yelling to people off camera. Followed by video of a predominantly white crowd, with one individual in a camouflaged hat holding a pro-Trump sign shouting aggressively to people from the previous footage. Followed by a series of video clips of young black men running from police, and young black men and women being assaulted by police. Then it cuts to video of a Black Lives Matter rally, which is followed by a series of still images featuring young people of color carrying, wearing, or displaying Black Lives Matter signs.

3:24
The words, “Filled with Vengence” flash on the screen, white letters on black background, one word at a time, corresponding to them being spoken by the author. “Is it hard to see why?” appears on the screen all at once, again white letters on black background. Then it cuts to a black and white image of Richard Nixon. Followed by video of a grade-school aged boy of color. Followed by video of a black woman being assaulted by a police officer. Followed by an extended series of black and white images of the black men shot and killed by police officers in recent years. The images appear on the screen in rapid succession. Followed video of an explosion on a road, riots, and protests.

3:36
Image of a magazine article featuring an image of a Muslim leader and image of a congregation of young black men (presumably Muslim as well), with the article title reading: “The white devil’s day is almost over”. Then, “Be Honest With Me” appears all at once on the screen, again white letters on a black background. Followed by a cut back to a series of video clips of police violence against people of color.

3:43
“Possibly” appears all at once on the screen, white letters on a black background. Then it appears again, with the letters larger this time (creating a sense of textual and visual emphasis). Followed by the words, “Achieve Racial Equality?”, which appear as well as white letters on a black background. Cuts to blank screen.

4:00
“Animals” appears all at once on the screen, white letters on a black background.

4:06
“Not Animals” appears all at once on the screen, white letters on a black background. Followed by video footage of young African children, with the word “Human” appearing on the screen, on top of the footage. The word is in white letters (with a black stroke effect/outline around each letter). Followed by video of four people (three white [one female] and one black male), who appear to be professionals of some sort as they are all wearing white lab coats. The black male holds a dry erase marker in his hand and appears to be explaining something to the others. The word “Fliers” appears on the screen on top of the video of the four people (again, the letters of the word are white with a black stroke effect/outline around each letter). Followed by video of four people having a conversation (two are black [both male], two are white [both female]). The word “People” appears on the screen on top of the video, again in white letters with a black stroke effect/outline around each letter. Followed by a color image of a march with Dr. King, with the word “Fighters” appearing on the screen over the top of the imagery, and again in white letters with a black stroke effect/outline around each letter.

4:20
Video of a multicultural group of protestors, but this time smiling as one man dances in the middle of the group. Followed by footage of a multinational rally, with a heavy representation of people carrying Mexican flags. Includes one video clip of a young man, standing on a car, wearing a pro-Mexico shirt and a Guy Fox mask, raising a fist in the air.

4:30
Video clip of five friends walking on a beach. They represent a variety of ethnicities. The words “Worth Striving For” appear on screen, one at a time, over top of the friends walking. Each is word is made up of white letters (with a black stroke effect/outline around each letter).

4:32
Video of a stature of Abraham Lincoln and an African-American male kneeling in front of him. Followed by black and white footage of a Civil Rights march. Followed by imagery of Black Lives Matter signs as well as images of celebrity figures taking a knee. Followed by black and white imagery of multicultural unification and pro diversity rallies. Followed by black and white footage of another Civil Rights march (this time those in front carry a large banner that reads, “We March with Selma!”). Followed by more video of a Black Lives Matter rally, with the words “Worth Striving For” appearing on the screen over the top of the imagery, and again in white letters with a black stroke effect/outline around each letter

4:49
Video of young black man, wearing army green t-shirt, iphone headphones in his ear, slightly bent over and looking down. As he begins looking up, sweat drips off his nose. He looks into the camera and slowly breaks into a big smile. Followed by video of a young, white female who is also smiling (the young woman has long hair, with the top being black and the bottom half being light blue). Followed by a young, grade-school aged, black male wearing a pink shirt and a huge smile. Followed by a white male (early 20s), wearing a plaid-green shirt, and he is also smiling. Followed by a young black female, wearing a light-gray, zip-up, hooded sweatshirt, who is also smiling. Followed by a young Asian female, wearing a gray blazer and red/white striped top underneath, also smiling. Followed by a young black female, wearing a light-blue with white stripe collared shirt, also smiling. Followed by a young, grade-school aged, Asian female, wearing a grey t-shirt and holding a red pencil, also smiling. Cut to blank screen.

5:29
Video footage of large stone with Dr. King carved into one of the stone sides (same statue as opening scene). The flat stone side has words engraved. The first line reads, “Out of the Mountain of Despair.” The second line reads, “A Stone of Hope.” The video features people moving all around (passing by the stature and across the various sidewalk paths that cross near this stature). Followed by a close-up of the words engraved on the stone side. Fades to black.

5:46
[Begins credits]