Critical Writing Index

Dreams, Memories, Realities: Recent Black Video and Television from Britain

by Karen Alexander and Ben Gibson

1988 American Film Institute Video Festival, 1988, pp. 32-35

A catalogue article for a three part program entitled Dreams, Memories, Realities: Recent Black Video and Television from Britain. The article looks at the history of black representation on British television during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Each of the three programs are briefly discussed, followed by descriptions of each of the films, videos and television programs that are included.

ITEM 1988.078 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Dreaming Rivers – Martina Attille

Coffee Coloured Children – Angela Onwurah

Measures of Distance – Mona Hatoum

Salman Rushdie: Opinion – Salman Rushdie

Riots and Rumours of Riots – Imruh Caesar

Tiger Bay is My Home – Colin Prescod

Territories – Isaac Julien

Here to Stay – Surinder Puri