Two brilliant historical documents from a black perspective. The first offers a rare look at James Baldwin as he wrestles with being a role model to black youths and the second, assembles news footage from 1981 and the murder of 13 black youths in new cross.
Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris
Dir Terence Dixon/GB 1970/27 mins
Baldwin wrestles with being a role model to black youths, denouncing Western colonialism and crimes against African Americans while at the same time demonstrating his mastery and understanding of the culture he supposedly despises.
Blood Ah Go Run
Dir Menelik Shabazz/GB 1982/13 mins
Short ‘newsfilm’ looking back at the events of 1981, beginning with the killing of 13 young blacks in New Cross, London.
Screening as part of Black History Month