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A Touch of the Tar Brush

A Touch of the Tar Brush

1991•40m
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.

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Production

Black Audio Film Collective

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

John Akomfrah

John Akomfrah

Himself

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