Write a 500 to 650-word response to the following questions
What did you think of Bing Liu's 2018 film Minding the Gap?
How does the film grapple with what it means to be a man in the 21st century for each of the film's central protagonists?
What factors do you think race and class play in each young man's journey toward manhood?
What are some of the issues explored and/or revealed in E. Alex Jung's interview with director Bing Liu that are not addressed in the film?
How do you think the film would be different if Liu had revealed more about his own racialized experience in the film?