Franco Rosso's incendiary film about a young dancehall DJ in South London pursuing his musical ambitions despite facing racism and xenophobia at every turn.
“I wanted to make films about lives and issues that were forgotten”—Maureen Blackwood
The landmark first feature by Sankofa Film and Video Collective, a key member of the 1980s British film workshop movemen, is a formally groundbreaking portrait of Britain through the eyes of one Black family. A cutting edge examination of the intersections of racism, homophobia and sexism across three decades, this mosaic of a film intertwines narrative drama, symbolic discussion and documentary footage of liberation struggles to create a wide ranging examination of Black British life.
“I wanted to make films about lives and issues that were forgotten”—Maureen Blackwood
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