BLACKITY BLACK
Young Soul Rebels
Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London. Introduced by Afri-co-Lab's Anna Maria Nabirye as part of Pride month.
Director: ISAAC JULIEN
Cast includes: VALENTINE NONYELA, MO SESAY, SOPHIE OKONEDO
AFRI-CO-LAB PRESENTS BLACKITY BLACK
105 MINS / 1991 / UK,FRANCE,GERMANY,SPAIN / ENGLISH
Youth culture meets identity politics in this part-thriller, part-gay love story set in London in 1977, days before the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations. The hedonistic world of pirate DJs Chris and Caz is shattered when a close friend is killed while cruising in the local park. The black community suspect the National Front, but the police pull Chris in as a suspect. This beautifully crafted period piece, a bold and stylish debut feature from Isaac Julien, paints a convincing picture of late'70s London. The city is a carefully mapped out social landscape, open to all but offering safety to none, as we are taken to a Dalston barber, east London council estates festooned with Union Jacks, West End offices, soul clubs and city parks.
Introduced by Anna Maria Nabirye as part of Pride month Screenings.
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