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Full Record for Film No. 139


Title:Dawn of the Dreads
Director 1:Moses Kibuka Muwanga
Country:UK
Year:1997 ?
length:10 mins
Colour/b-w:
Genre:short film, documentary
Screenwriter:Moses Kibuka Muwanga
Cinematographer:Rob Hardy
Editor:
Producer:Caroline Cooper
Production company:Caroline Cooper
Cast:Moses Kibuka Muwanga, Leigh Tapper
Location:Not available
TABB No.:
Synopsis:Dreadlocks cross social boundaries of race, politics, sex and even economics. But for some, their dreads are a statement of being, a way of life - and their only connection with their African origins and identity. Is white appropriation of dreadlocks the theft of black culture or a sign that the African spirit will lead us into the next millennium? No viewing copy available.
Keyword 1:youth
Keyword 2:white
Keyword 3:black
Keyword 4:African
Keyword 5:cultural identity

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