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Deep Dive: The Angry Eye (2001)

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The Angry Eye
The Angry Eye features Jane Elliott's blue-eyed/brown-eyed experiment conducted in a college setting. The documentary captures her interactions with students from various racial and ethnic backgrounds as she divides them based on eye color to demonstrate the effects of discrimination and prejudice. Through this experiment, Elliott aims to provide a firsthand experience of the impact of racism and social hierarchy. The film presents the reactions and reflections of the students as they navigate this unique and challenging exercise, revealing the deep-seated biases that can exist within a diverse group.

Why Watch

  • •See Jane Elliott's eye color experiment in action.
  • •Meet students confronting their biases directly.
  • •Find out how discrimination affects diverse groups.

Did You Know

•The documentary is 52 minutes long.
•Jane Elliott conducted her experiment with college students.
•The film was directed by Susan A. Golenbock in 2001.

Perfect For

Social psychology studentsDiversity training facilitatorsEducators on race issues