Top 20 movies like Britain on Film: Black Britain

Britain on Film: Black Britain

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 , Hull Fair , For the Wounded , From Trinidad to Serve the Empire , Hello! West Indies , Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11 , To the Four Corners , Black Special Constable , Black Police Officers , Cold Railway Workers , Nigerian Wedding in Cornwall , Coloured School Leavers , London Line No. 373 , African Student Families , Liverpool 8 , Blood Ah Go Run , The Jah People and Grove Carnival

Britain on Film: Black Britain is of 1 hour(s) and 31 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Independent Cinema Office, BFI, COI. It was released on 2017-04-01.

Genres: DocumentaryHistory

1. Street Fighting Men

Street Fighting Men

In a rapidly changing America where mass inequality and dwindling opportunity have devastated the black working class, three Detroit men must fight to build something lasting for themselves and future generations.

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

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2. nWo - Back in Black

nWo - Back in Black

The true history of this notorious group's rise and continued onslaught against organized sports-entertainment. Formed in 1996 by Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Hollywood Hulk Hogan, this poisonous faction spreads destruction as if it were butter! Featuring exclusive interviews with Scott Hall and Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Sit back and destroy!

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3. Organ Stops - Saving The King of Instruments

Organ Stops - Saving The King of Instruments

Beautifully made and historically important pipe organs are being scrapped in their hundreds. Once at the centre of British culture pipe organs are now neglected and unloved.

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4. Mark of the Hand

Mark of the Hand

Guyanese painter Aubrey Williams returns to his homeland on a “journey to the source of his inspiration” in this vivid Arts Council documentary, filmed towards the end of his life. The title comes from the indigenous Arawak word ‘timehri’ - the mark of the hand of man - which Williams equates to art itself. Timehri was also then the name of the international airport at Georgetown, Guyana's capital, where Williams stops off to restore an earlier mural. The film offers a rare insight into life beyond Georgetown, what Williams calls “the real Guyana.” Before moving to England in 1952 he had been sent to work on a sugar plantation in the jungle; this is his first chance to revisit the region and the Warao Indians - formative influences on his work - in four decades. Challenging the ill-treatment of indigenous Guyanese, Williams explored the potential of art to change attitudes. By venturing beyond his British studio, this film puts his work into vibrant context.

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5. Think of England

Think of England

Shown as part of the BBC's Modern Times series. Think of England shows Parr talking to the many people he encountered in the summer of 1999. He innocently asked people what it took to be English, and this simple question provided many revealing answers.

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6. Britain's Favourite Foods - Are They Good for You?

Britain's Favourite Foods - Are They Good for You?

Professor Alice Roberts discovers which are Britain's most popular fresh foods and uses the latest science to uncover the surprising health benefits of our favourite foods.

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7. The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

At the demise of empire, City of London financial interests created a web of offshore secrecy jurisdictions that captured wealth from across the globe and hid it behind obscure financial structures in a web of offshore islands. Today, up to half of global offshore wealth may be hidden in British offshore jurisdictions and Britain and its offshore jurisdictions are the largest global players in the world of international finance. How did this come about, and what impact does it have on the world today? This is what the Spider's Web sets out to investigate.

It has an average vote of 6.846 on TMDB.

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8. Attack: The Battle for New Britain

Attack: The Battle for New Britain

War - Documentary film depicting the attack by Allied forces on the Japanese strong-holds of Arawe Beach and Cape Gloucester, New Britain, in the South Pacific theatre of the Second World War in 1943. - Leo Genn, Burgess Meredith, Anthony Veiller

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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9. Bats, Balls and Bradford Girls

Bats, Balls and Bradford Girls

This BBC Three film follows the first all Asian girls’ cricket team over the summer holidays as they train for their last ever tournament together. The team started at school four years ago when their only experience of cricket was their dads and brothers watching it on the TV. In spite of this, they took to it like naturals and began winning almost all of the tournaments they entered. Last year they lost out on becoming National champions at Lords by only one run.

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10. Why Do They Hate Us? (Pourquoi nous détestent-ils ?)

Why Do They Hate Us?

(Pourquoi nous détestent-ils ?)

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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11. North Korea; Off-Piste

North Korea; Off-Piste

Having been granted special permission to film inside one of the most secretive countries in the world, Britain's fastest snowboarder sets off to experience first hand this country we know so little about.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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12. Imperial Sunset

Imperial Sunset

This short satirical film, created entirely from archival footage, is about the British Empire—on which the sun never sets. The majority of the humour and wit is found in the interplay between image and sound: what we see during the formative days of the Empire, and what famous servants had to say about it. Edited by Oscar®-nominated experimental filmmaker Arthur Lipsett .

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13. Pugin: God's Own Architect

Pugin: God's Own Architect

Augustus Northmore Welby Pugin is far from being a household name, yet he designed the iconic clock tower of Big Ben as well as much of the Palace of Westminster. The 19th-century Gothic revival that Pugin inspired, with its medieval influences and soaring church spires, established an image of Britain which still defines the nation. Richard Taylor charts Pugin's extraordinary life story and discovers how his work continues to influence Britain today.

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14. The Black List: Volume Three

The Black List: Volume Three

Documentary film interviews leading African Americans on race, identity, and achievement.

It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.

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15. Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn

Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn

The 30-year legacy of the murder of black teenager Yusuf Hawkins by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, as his family and friends reflect on the tragedy and the subsequent fight for justice that inspired and divided New York City.

It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.

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16. Air Parade

Air Parade

A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain.

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17. Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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18. OJ: Trial of the Century

OJ: Trial of the Century

OJ: TRIAL OF THE CENTURY, premiered on June 12, 2014 and it chronicles the twists and turns of the OJ Simpson murder trial and allows viewers to relive every moment of the investigation first-hand.

It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.

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19. People In A Film

People In A Film

Chronicles the musical career of British post-punk art rockers Wire.

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20. The Lost World of the Seventies

The Lost World of the Seventies

Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most controversial characters. With fresh filming and new interviews, along with a treasure trove of rare archive, the film presents the inside story of giant personalities who make today's public figures look sadly dull in comparison. The well-known journalist revisits some of his films on the big characters who helped shaped the 1970s in Britain. Both tragic and comic, it highlights just how much our world has changed in four decades.

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