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Silences.

color. 22 min. Octavio Warnock-Graham, dist. by New Day Films,

190 Rte. 17M, PO Box 1084, Harriman, NY 10926;

888-367-9154; newday.com. 2007. DVD ISBN 1-57448-207-2.

$99; acad. libs. $185 (Rental: $60). Public performance. SOC SCI

"Black? She never said you're black. Because you're not...," says director Warnock-Graham's grandmother, cutting to the crux of the issue in Silences. This short film examines the love and pain Warnock-Graham felt growing up in a family that refused to acknowledge his biracial heritage. Silences manages to pack a lot into 22 minutes, as Warnock-Graham asks his mother about his past, gently confronts his extended family, and finally meets the black father who never knew his white lover of more than three decades ago had had a child. Silences is both heartwarming and provocative, one of those rare films that makes you feel simultaneously supportive and angry and keeps you thinking long after the credits roll. A small gem, Silences is

essential for academic and high school collections and is strongly recommended for public libraries.

—Courtney Deines-Jones, Grimalkin Group, Silver Spring, MD