Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed, in cinema since the days of D.W. Griffith.

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This quote suggests that the speaker believes their films cannot single-handedly alter the historical and stereotypical depiction of black women and black people in cinema. The reference to D.W. Griffith alludes to the early days of film, where racial stereotypes were perpetuated. The quote implies that the speaker recognizes the entrenched nature of these portrayals and the limitations of any one filmmaker to disrupt or change them entirely.

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