on this project? how little has changed. the means of communication and mechanics of the media changed profoundly but the dynamics we re covering haven t changed nearly as much as one would hope or think and when you look at images from birmingham, alabama, images from like ole miss or birmingham alabama next to images of ferguson. and parkland. and parkland, it s arresting and depressing to see how much symmetry there is and that i would say is where i unfortunately learned most in making the film. one of the things that i took away and something i ve been thinking about and wrote a piece for think on the msnbc website iswhat comes after this moment where there are all these residences you so ably illustrated in hope and furry airing on nbc and msnbc.
right. today it s a much more sophisticated media and social media has taken really control over how activists, you know, control their message. so i think much like 50 years ago was important to control the narrative, now it s become increasingly difficult but ultimately, the control is in your own hands and cell phone footage like that, which you showed earlier, can go a long way in activating a base and people who are willing to stand up against what s wrong. rachel, what do you feel like you sort of learned the most or surprised you the most working on this project? how little has changed. the means of communication and mechanics of the media changed profoundly but the dynamics we re covering haven t changed nearly as much as one would hope or think and when you look at images from birmingham, alabama,