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.