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International Lens Fall 2012: Erasing Hate
A stirring chronicle of former skinhead Bryon Widner’s attempt to redeem himself, Erasing Hate offers an intimate and thoughtful look at both the causes and consequences of involvement in the white nationalism movement. Though Widner and his family moved to Middle Tennessee to get a fresh start, his face is covered with racist tattoos — making it hard for him to get a job, let alone cleanse himself of his hateful past (which included stints as a violent enforcer for several organizations). Enter the Southern Poverty Law Center, which pays for Widner to have his tattoos removed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Erasing Hate captures the excruciatingly painful process — 25 surgeries over 20 months — in unflinching footage that is difficult to watch, but it helps demonstrate how this agonizing physical penance helps Widner find some semblance of peace.
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Sarratt Cinema
- 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville Vanderbilt TN 37240
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615-322-2425
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