A Touch of the Tar Brush
1991•40m•Released
Documentary
Black filmmaker John Akomfrah believes that, for too long, being English has meant being white. In an attempt to show Englishness from the point of view of mixed-race English people, he visits Liverpool, one of England's oldest multicultural communities.
Director
John Akomfrah
Writer
John Akomfrah
Studio
Black Audio Film Collective
Cast
John Akomfrah
Himself
Production
Company
Black Audio Film Collective
Producer
Lina Gopaul
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