I’m taking a slightly different tack in celebrating Black History this month by looking at what the present has to offer, which in turn leads to what the future could hold. In order to understand how we’ve come to our here and now we need innovative people to enlighten and educate us. This might be through literature, art or film. As I’m a writer I bet you’re expecting me to go down the literature route. I’m bucking the trend though as my chosen medium for this post is film. Naturally that means we need to take a look at Amma Asante . If you don’t know who she is, then keep reading. This post is about her films rather than the director herself. For that, all you need do is take a look at her website. The first time Amma came onto my radar was in 2015 when I heard about the film Belle . There were two main draws for me, the subject matter and the fact it was a period drama. I’m a sucker for these. Centring round the mixed race great-niece of Lord Chi...
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