After a ten year absence, acclaimed filmmaker Molly Dineen is back with a new feature documentary: Being Blacker; an intimate portrait of Jamaican-born reggae producer, businessman, father, son and prominent community figure, Blacker Dread. 40 years after featuring in Dineen’s first film, Blacker and his family, friends and community in South London face the combined challenges of rapid social change, gentrification, inequality, poverty, crime and racism as they seek to secure their futures. Made with intimacy and warmth, the film takes us deep into Blacker’s world as he buries his mother, closes his business and faces prison for the first time. Being Blacker offers a rarely-heard perspective on life in Britain today.
Documentary
Production Companies:
Dartmouth Films
RTO Pictures
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Astro
Videos
Date: 2022-08-31T15:54:18.000Z
Being Blacker Q&A with Blacker Dread | BFI
Date: 2022-08-01T17:09:16.000Z
Being Blacker (2018) clip - available on BFI DVD from 8 Aug 2022 | BFI