Deconstructing Karen

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Deconstructing Karen

2022

1h 15m

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5 Reviews

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In this documentary feature film, white women attend the wildest dinner party of their lives. The main course is a radically honest conversation on racism. While sipping white wine and passing the breadbasket, these women experience an eye-opening journey, discovering how they uphold white supremacy every -- single -- day. For some guests there are epiphanies, others resistance. But for all the guests, something has changed, and they can never unknow the painful truths revealed over this dinner. Meet the entrepreneurial women behind this powerful work and go deep on WHY this is work is worth risking their lives.

Taylor Gates

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Just like the journey of anti-racism itself, the documentary is not a cozy watch, but it is a crucial one for the audience to which it’s targeted

Aug 10, 2023

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

Deconstructing Karen is an essential resource regarding the deep-seated racial divide here in the United States.

Rated: 9/10

Dec 6, 2022

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Nathaniel Muir

AIPT

A disappointing watch that seems more about promoting an organization that actual talk. The topics discussed are important ones, and in its best moments, the film may stir self-reflection, but it never has the focus required.

Nov 25, 2022

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Christian Gallichio

The Playlist

There’s a much better documentary hiding somewhere within “Deconstructing Karen,” one that perhaps only focuses on the dinner party and isn’t so completely aligned with Rao and Jackson’s point of view.

Rated: C

Oct 22, 2022

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Stephen Silver

Splice Today

Resembles a conservative’s imagination of what they think 'critical race theory' is, more resembling a hazing ritual than the type of dialogue one might associate with reconciliation and understanding.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 14, 2022

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Sean M

This is an honest conversation of America's privileged caste's inability to introduce themselves to truth and reconciliation.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/24

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Kevin D

It was extremely funny and sad at the same time. Insightful and vapid. What I expected and puzzling. I laughed out loud through the whole movie. It's unfortunate that your money will go to the folks who made this movie, but it's worth a look to see what's happened to America. Have a chuckle and then put your kids in private school to give them a fighting chance to resist stupidity like this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/16/23

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Bob J

The people who made this likely have mental illness unfortunately.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/17/23

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Nora M

Powerful and well made documentary that highlights the white rage and fragility when white people are confronted with the fact that they are inherently racist. The movie achieves this goal not only from its viewing but by reading the harsh reviews by white male critics still living in denial.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/19/23

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Synopsis

In this documentary feature film, white women attend the wildest dinner party of their lives. The main course is a radically honest conversation on racism. While sipping white wine and passing the breadbasket, these women experience an eye-opening journey, discovering how they uphold white supremacy every -- single -- day. For some guests there are epiphanies, others resistance. But for all the guests, something has changed, and they can never unknow the painful truths revealed over this dinner. Meet the entrepreneurial women behind this powerful work and go deep on WHY this is work is worth risking their lives.

Director: Patty Ivins Specht
Producer: Patty Ivins Specht, Mikell Ivey, Jessica McWilliam, Dawn Stroupe, Rob VanAlkemade
Screenwriter: Elisa Bonora, Patty Ivins Specht, Rit Saraswat
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 24, 2022
Runtime: 1h 15m

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