The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
Co-directed by Blackwood and Julien, the first full-length feature film by Sankofa Film and Video offers a radical and necessary interrogation into what constitutes 'post-colonial' identity at a time of political and social restlessness in Britain. Set within an isolated desert landscape contrasted with recognizable scenes of the intensity of family life, this vanguard work demonstrates the richness and variety of the black experience; it is a poetic and hard-hitting commentary on the complexities of race, gender and sexuality.
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Key crew
- Isaac JulienDirector
- Maureen BlackwoodDirector
- Isaac JulienWriter
- Maureen BlackwoodWriter
Cast
- Anni DomingoFemale Speaker
- Joseph CharlesMale Speaker
- Charlton ChanceGary
- Jim FindleyTony Baptiste
- Ram John HolderBenjy Baptiste
- Antonia ThomasMaggie Baptiste
Stills
Themes
homophobiaidentitysexismracismlgbtgenerationalwoman directorblack britishavant garde filmthe black experience