Jane Elliott
Biography
American diversity educator. As a schoolteacher, Jane Elliott became known for her "Blue eyes/Brown eyes" exercise, which she first conducted with her third-grade class on April 5, 1968, the day after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The classroom exercise was filmed in 1970, becoming the documentary The Eye of the Storm. PBS series Frontline featured a reunion of the 1970 class, as well as Elliott's work with adults, in its 1985 episode "A Class Divided".
Known For
Film
Blue Eyed
Self
1996
Film
Indecently Exposed!
Herself
2004
Film
Jane Elliott Against the World
Self
2026
Film
Eye Opener
Herself
2004
Film
The Event: How Racist Are You?
Self
2009
Film
The Eye of the Storm
Self
1970
Film
A Class Divided
Herself
1985
Film
The Angry Eye
Self
2001
Film
The Stolen Eye
Self
2002
Film
Der Rassist in uns
Self (archive footage)
2014
Filmography
2026FilmJane Elliott Against the Worldas Self2014FilmDer Rassist in unsas Self (archive footage)2009FilmThe Event: How Racist Are You?as Self2004FilmIndecently Exposed!as Herself2004FilmEye Openeras Herself2002FilmThe Stolen Eyeas Self2001FilmThe Angry Eyeas Self1996FilmBlue Eyedas Self1985FilmA Class Dividedas Herself1970FilmThe Eye of the Stormas Self