Every Single Word is a new project powerfully documenting an age-old problem: the erasure and silencing of non-white characters in film. The tumblr’s creator, Dylan Marron, edits movies to remove all dialogue spoken by white people. The result is deafening silence.

And much shorter movies.

You can watch all of the (2 hour 18 minute) film American Hustle in under 53 seconds.

And (2 hour 6 minute) Her in only 40.

(1 hour 37 minute) 500 Days of Summer is 30 seconds.

And (2 hour 5 minute) Into the Woods? It has not a single speaking person of color.

Some commenters have drawn comparisons between Every Single Word and the Bechdel Test, which documents gender disparities in film. In some ways, it’s an ...