Britain on Film: Black Britain (2017)
1h 31m
Running Time
April 1, 2017Release Date

Britain on Film: Black Britain (2017)
1h 31m
Running Time
April 1, 2017Release Date
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Plot.
Featuring footage spanning from 1901 to 1985, this little-seen footage has been found from all across the UK. This programme allows an exploration into stories of migration, community and also the struggle against inequality, while also providing the opportunity to celebrate black British culture and life on screen. Films in the programme include: Miners Leaving Pendlebury Colliery (1901), Hull Fair (1902), For the Wounded (1915), From Trinidad to Serve the Empire (1916), Hello! West Indies (1943), Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11 (1949), To the Four Corners (1957), Black Special Constable (1964), Black Police Officers (1966), Cold Railway Workers (1964), Nigerian Wedding in Cornwall (1964), Coloured School Leavers (1965), London Line No. 373 (1971), African Student Families (1975), Liverpool 8 (1972), Blood Ah Go Run (1982), The Jah People (1981) and Grove Carnival (1981)
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Cast & Crew.

Paul Robeson
Self (segment 'Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11')

Learie Constantine
Self

Reg Harcourt
Self

Albert Sedgwick
Self (segment 'Miners Leaving Pendlebury Colliery')

Menelik Shabazz
Director / Producer

Roy Cornwall
Director of Photography

Chuma Ukpabi
Editor

Imruh Bakari
Director
Media.

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