John Safran's Race Relations
With the help of his two best friends, Safran digs a hole next to his mother's grave and performs a Kabbalah ritual in order to ask her if she wishes for him to marry a Jewish girl. Unsatisfied with the response, he travels to Japan to take advantage of a service that allows patrons to hire people to be their relatives. He pours out his feelings to his "mother" who tells him that she believes real love and a connection are more important than race or religion.
In this eight part adventure, John throws himself into the real world to ask, when it comes to love: Should you stick with your tribe or escape your tribe? John races from Togo to Palestine, from UK to Thailand. He gets his hands dirty and body bloodied. But he comes home with the answers you need. Whether you have jungle fever, yellow fever or pasty Jew fever, this is your guide to love in the age of Obama.
Primary Title
- John Safran's Race Relations
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 6 August 2013
Start Time
- 22 : 10
Finish Time
- 22 : 40
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 6
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- In this eight part adventure, John throws himself into the real world to ask, when it comes to love: Should you stick with your tribe or escape your tribe? John races from Togo to Palestine, from UK to Thailand. He gets his hands dirty and body bloodied. But he comes home with the answers you need. Whether you have jungle fever, yellow fever or pasty Jew fever, this is your guide to love in the age of Obama.
Episode Description
- With the help of his two best friends, Safran digs a hole next to his mother's grave and performs a Kabbalah ritual in order to ask her if she wishes for him to marry a Jewish girl. Unsatisfied with the response, he travels to Japan to take advantage of a service that allows patrons to hire people to be their relatives. He pours out his feelings to his "mother" who tells him that she believes real love and a connection are more important than race or religion.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Interracial dating
- Interracial marriage
- Television programs--Australia
Genres
- Comedy
- Reality
Hosts
- John Safran (Host)
Contributors
- Princess Pictures (Production Unit)
- Craig Melville (Director)
- Craig Melville (Producer)
- John Safran (Writer)
- Laura Waters (Producer)
- John Safran (Producer)
Subjects
- Interracial dating
- Interracial marriage
- Television programs--Australia