'Traveling While Black' is about empathy, what African Americans experience in traveling throughout America, and how it hasn't changed that much from the past. If it can be experienced in virtual reality, then perhaps some empathy can be gained.

I think what was special about 'Music by Prudence' was the classic story of the title subject's life path - from being an outcast in her society because she was disabled, to someone who picked herself from that despair and elevated herself within that community, and now that society accepting her as much as they formerly rejected her. People identified with that journey, overcoming an obstacle, but still triumphing.

Someone told me once that I'm worse than a dog, I'm the scum of the earth, so for me it was draining.

The product Disney created actually changed a life, and that was significant to them. They didn't stand in my way at all.

Obviously it was an out of body experience to win an Academy Award.

That is what I was more drawn to - creating stories while changing and altering reality.

Why so much interest in Uganda? Why are American conservatives lobbing for hate? The answer is that they feel they have lost the culture war here at home and are exporting their outdated ideas to the developing world.