Interrupting four hundred years of the Black Brute archetype. Tender, caring, platonic touch between Black men. The Chronically UnderTouched (CUT) Project’s short film is now playing.
Ten Black men explore the transformative power of touch during a workshop with the Chronically UnderTouched Project, replacing violence and roughness with tenderness and connection.
Aaron Johnson’s powerful short film "Dark and Tender" follows ten Black men on a transformative retreat with the Chronically UnderTouched (CUT) Project outside Seattle, WA. The men seek to reclaim platonic intimacy and tenderness through close encounters with nature and depictions of gentle Black masculinity, restoring the vital aspect of touch by replacing violence and rough play with care, connection, and intimacy.
Dark and Tender | Official Trailer | The Chronically UnderTouched (CUT) Project
Content Note: The video above contains historical images of lynching and other abuses.
Sponsor the Film Tour
Recording as we go, we’re capturing footage that will make the feature length film. Dark and Tender will be touring the United States.
We are looking for sponsors to host film screening events in places where there will be interest in this topic. Hosting can be a combination of financial, promotional and logistical support, including making a donation, providing a venue, event promotion, sleeping accommodations and meals for the team.
If you are interested in being a sponsor of the “Dark and Tender” Tour, please contact Ben Wilson at ben@colorofsound.org.
The Chronically UnderTouched (CUT) Project, an initiative of Grief to Action, is fiscally sponsored by Color of Sound.