Ahmed\u2019s \u201cThe Injured Body\u201d is now set to be completed amid one of the largest racial protest movements in recent history. She says it \u201cis a response to this political moment, but also to the foundational racism embedded in American life. It showcases the voices of a diverse and international group of women of color who share stories of micro (and not-so-micro) aggressions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inspired by Claudia Rankine\u2019s book \u201cCitizen: An American Lyric\u201d, the filmmaker has found echoes and a common voice in the words of this celebrated Jamaican-born poet and writer. According to Ahmed, \u201cIn an interview about her book, Rankine explains how \u2018understandings around race and positioning around whiteness are at a point now that they feel invisible, except to the receiver. That\u2019s part of what white privilege is, that you are able to move forward and do what you want without any pushback, and then consequently without any thought to what you said or what you\u2019ve done, especially when you have a society that doesn\u2019t penalize people when they do even more egregious things, like shooting people in the back.\u201d<\/p>\n