Paul Haggis shows us flawed heroes in new HBO miniseries
Candy speaks with Canadian director Paul Haggis about his work on Show Me A Hero, a new HBO miniseries created by The Wire's David Simon.
Canadian director Paul Haggis, known for acclaimed films like Crash, has never been one to shy away from sensitive topics — and he's back at it again with Show Me A Hero, a new HBO miniseries created by The Wire's David Simon.
The show follows racial tensions in Yonkers, NY as the predominantly white, middle-class neighbourhood grapples with federally-mandated desegregated public housing in the 1980s and 90s.
For Haggis, this story is about much more than one neighbourhood in one moment in time — it's about a history of racism that is "part of the fabric" of America. And approaching this topic as a white person is a responsibility he takes very seriously.
