but haile gerima, a leading figure in black american independent cinema, wonders just how long this spiritart of the academy museum will last. gerima is a radicalfilmmaker whose credits include the atlantic slave trade story sankofa. he has just received a vantage award from the museum, recognising an individual who has challenged dominant narratives in cinema. he views hollywood with disdain, as a white supremacist stronghold. in some respects, though, he applauds the museum for giving him the award. i respect them for trying to use me to recognise the excluded - people in a very exclusive white supremacist club. l the museum could be inclusive, it can, but then again, - who is going to continue what it started? - the newly opened academy museum in los angeles is very much a hollywood institution in terms of its geographical location, but there's a big effort for it to be a global centre with the visitors it attracts and the cinema it showcases. somebody who might be watching you, say, in mumbai, which has its own bounteous film industry, might be thinking, well, this man isjust talking a