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An African-American man and a Japanese-American man reveal secrets of survival in a white world, as they exchange provocative, personal stories in a crowded Manhattan restaurant.

Narrative, 1995   Length: 26 minutes   Director: Arthur Jafa   Distribution:   Neil Sieling   Executive Producer   ALIVE TV   172 East 4th Street   St. Paul, MN 55101   612-229-1357   Fax: 612-229-1283 Premiere: Sunday, July 12, 1998 11pm, on Thirteen/WNET. (Repeat: Tuesday night, July 14, 1998 12:30am.)

It is in the rare moments of intimacy shared between friends that the most important things are given voice. Here we are privy to just such a discussion between peers, one African-American and one Asian-American, trying to sort out their own positions in a predominantly white culture. The setting of this elegantly filmed piece is a downtown bar. As the discussion between the two protagonists departs from exploring the ways in which people of color operate within a white world, and begins to focus on developing a network and understanding of how to proudly function as a person of color, one notices that the cuts to the background characters shifts from presenting mostly white bar-goers to people of color.
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