Blue Too

Synopsis

Part of a series documenting key artists, issues and debates within the black arts sector in Britain, commissioned between 1988 and 1995. Places the story of ‘Little Black Sambo’ in a contemporary urban environment, and explores the attitudes and aspirations of a young black man growing up in Britain. It challenges white stereotypes and celebrates black cultural traditions.

Series

Black Arts Video Project, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 35 min.

Year of production

1989

Availability

Sale; 1998 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) )VHS)

Uses

Multicultural and social studies courses.

Subjects

Sociology

Keywords

black and Asian people; black communities; race relations

Credits

Director

Peter Harvey

Producer

Jeff Lee; Peter Harvey; Simon Parker

Contributor

Jane Goddard; Larrington Walker

Production Company

Name

Blue Too Productions

Sponsor

Name

Arts Council of Great Britain

Phone

020 7973 6455

Fax

020 7973 6581

Address

London
SW1P 3NG

Distributor

Name

Arts on Film Archive, University of Westminster

Notes

Arts on Film Archive offers on-line access to a large range of films on art produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, and is a unique record of British and international post-war art, as well as of documentary film-making in the UK. In its first phase, the archive offers a complete database and an on-line video streaming of all 450 films made by the film department of Arts Council England between 1953 and 1998 and several films produced till 2003 by the dance Department of ACE. The collection is only available streamed to ac.uk domain addresses.