Sermon on the Mount

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I watched this after watching Kevin Hart's biography and was left wanting. I definitely feel Jerrod's transparency and how he discussed issues that are so taboo in the black community. He tackles the misogyny embedded in our spiritual institutions, how black women psyches are constantly bombarded with the idea men are allowed freedoms they aren't and they're suffering is somehow our responsibility despite their own struggles. His interactions with his father were especially poignant. I love how he listened to his family and you could tell it wasn't his first time attempting to get them in touch with themselves. Something a lot of us in black families could use to heal. I loved it!

I think Jerrod Carmichael's talk with his father was the most interesting in that I could sense Jerrod's discomfort with discussing the subject (his father's infidelity) but he pushed through. His laughter was most likely used to encourage his father to be open and keep talking. Jerrod's sister in law, Val(?) did an outstanding job of keeping the dialogue open while "confronting" the preacher. Great conversations that helped me to think about my own decisions. Respect to Ms Cynthia too for sharing her story too. Props to all for being so revealing and open. 45 minutes wasn't long enough.

Another Documentary probably part of Jarrod Carmichael's Home Movies series. Home Movies, Listen to Black Women, Sermon on the Mount, and Who do you Look Up to? which is scheduled for airing May 12, 2019. There are probably more but I couldn't find the complete list. He discovers his father has had 14 children and the movie focuses on how the women and the men discuss the issue. His goal is to get people thinking and discussing and from the chatter on twitter #SermonontheMount the mission did just that. Possibly influenced by Sermon on the Mount (2017) by a Buddhist Monk tackling issues with Christian beliefs wanting to show that the issues are actually universal and common ground for others as well.

Sermon on the Mount