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John Davies
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Acceptable Levels · 1983Acceptable Levels
★ 7.01983
MovieDrama
A BBC film crew is interviewing a ‘typical Catholic family’ in the Divis Flats area of Belfast, when news comes in that a child, known to the family, has been hit by a stray plastic bullet fired by a British soldier – a version of events contested by the army. Back in London, editing the footage, the producer and researcher on the project wrestle with how to present the incident, and with their responsibility to the people in the film.
Maeve · 1981Maeve
★ 6.31981
MovieDrama
Maeve returns home to Belfast after a long absence. Her arrival in the city stimulates a series of memories of childhood and adolescence both in herself and other people.
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy · 2012Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
★ 7.02012
MovieDocumentaryComedy
A bittersweet valentine to All Jokes Aside, a little known, but extremely influential, black-owned Comedy Club. Comedy, race and Chicago politics collided at this cultural gem and we hope our humorous telling of this story will provoke discussion, and in some small way, promote a greater understanding between the races.
Sizwe Bansi Is Dead · 1974Sizwe Bansi Is Dead
1974
Movie
Two Black South Africans discover what it means to lose their passbooks, which they must carry yo prove their identity during the apartheid era
Cover Her Face · 1985Cover Her Face
★ 6.71985
SeriesCrimeMystery
Cover Her Face is the debut 1962 crime novel of P. D. James. It details the investigations into the death of a young, ambitious maid, surrounded by a family which has reasons to want her gone – or dead.
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