October 14, 2015
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ENTERTAINMENT
Challenging
the Narrative
Ashley Lewis
Film explores obstacles
for kids of color
Pushed out of the inner city by rising costs and eco-
nomic development, minority families increasingly
settle in outer Portland and Gresham. That’s the back-
drop for the Portland documentary “Holla,” which
screens Sunday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Hollywood
Theater in northeast Portland.
“Holla” chronicles the organization of the same
name, founded by African-American Pastor Eric
Knox to mentor kids of color in predominantly white
and white-taught schools.
The film explores the lives of three young wom-
en on the Holla basketball team, as mentorship subtly
transforms their experience. Through tough love and
tenderness the kids learn to hurdle obstacles and ad-
versity in a system biased against them.
Featuring straight talk from notable intellectuals
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A screen shot from the Portland-based documen-
tary ‘Holla,’ a film challenging the narrative for
kids of color in America’s so-called whitest city.
Robert Munoz of Portland State University and Di-
ane Watson of Lewis & Clark College, as well as raw
testimonials from mentors and mentees, “Holla” is
an informative, humorous, and heartbreaking look at
the issues that we face, as we struggle to fulfill the
promise of integration and equal opportunity.
The screening will be followed by a question and
answer session with the filmmakers and “Holla”
funder Eric Knox.
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