MAN: ONE FAMILY
Ivor Montagu, GB 1946, 17 mins, 35mm
This film charts the rise of the iconic West Indies cricket
team to dominate the world in Test Match cricket. Set against the background of
colonisation and slavery, apartheid in South Africa, civil unrest in the Caribean
and race riots in England, the cricketers become a mouthpiece for a generation
opposing the worldwide prejudices of Babylon.
Ivor Montagu, GB 1946, 17 mins, 35mm
This film from the BFI archive was made as an exposure of the fallacy of race myths. Nazi and Japanese theories about pure blood and master races are contrasted with scientific facts of mixed origins to prove that no nation or race can be considered inferior or superior. Scientific advisers: Prof. J.B.S. Haldane and Dr Julian Huxley.
FIRE IN BABYLON
Steven Riley, UK 2010 (12A), 83 min
Interviews and dynamic filming bring their skills to life,
illustrating the spread of consciousness and inspiring creative cultures across
the Caribbean.
Official selection: London Film Festival, Glasgow Film
Festival.
Discussion led by Luke
Daniels, President, Caribbean Labour Solidarity, Tony Dykes. Director; Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) and Dan Carrier, film critic of the Camden New Journal.
