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Brylcream’s Better Than Nothing

Synopsis
Tells the stories of a policewoman, an army officer and a social worker who were fostered and/or adopted with white or Asian families as children and discusses, through their vastly different experiences, transracial placement in a children’s home and in a family. Look at the complexities of ‘black’ identities through differences in cultural heritage, the question of placement for bi-racial individuals and physical care of trans-racially placed children.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min.
Year of production
1997
Availability
Sale
Subjects
Social welfare
Keywords
adoption and fostering; racial identity

Credits

Director
Karol Kamya

Distributor

Name

Cinenova

Email
info@cinenova.org
Web
http://www.cinenova.org External site opens in new window
Address
Waterlow Park Centre
Dartmouth Park Hill
London
N19 5JF
Notes
Films made by, and predominantly for, women. The collection is browsable by title or director and includes experimental films, narrative feature films, artists’ film and video, and documentary and educational videos. Hire or sale on film and video.

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