Would you be interested in Black British movies?

2deal2 · (#1 (**permalink**))

I want to see if people are interested in (straight to video) Black British movies. Since we normally have to rely on whateverBlack Americans make, which sometimes can be pretty awful, would you buy movies about Black British people made by Black British people?

You see I'm trying to get into the British film industry and find a way of making films for Black Brits. Obviously I'll need experience. But I believe the demand is there.

It looks like we have to make our own chances in the UK.

What do you think?

NativeTongue · (#2 (**permalink**))

yup ive been sayingthis for the longest time, black independent film makers in the US have been doing this for awhile.

http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/...126184,00.html

Also look at Nollywood for a possible business model.

MASTACE · (#3 (**permalink**))

Yeah its a very good ideal.. making Films for the Uk public.... any 1 hav any ideals?

Mafdet · (#4 (**permalink**))

@2deal2

Yes I would be interested as long as the movie is good.

black history by Frank Morrison

LadyDay · (#5 (**permalink**))

yes defo

it would be nice as bwoy as you can see on these board we are using caribbean and african speech that you dont get used n american flicks

plus our experience is different

good luck if and i hope you do well @2deal2

Sassylady · (#6 (**permalink**))

2deal2, have you heard of the black filmmaker magazine bfm? Their website is www.bfmmedia.com

Saida.M · (#7 (**permalink**))

I'm not so sure.

I'm not a film buff, so for a start the film would have to have an exceptionally good plot to keep me interested.

Generally though, British films bore me.

They have not an ounce of originality or vision. Its usually based on sometiresome historic period and book and/or they'll try too hard to be something they are not, i.e. American.

The few 'black' British films that there are, seem to be only concerned with the 'streets' and they seem so lacklustre.

I'd love to see a film madein the Caribbean/America/Africa/'Australia', using their actors. It would be so authentic and vibrant.

Phenobarbidoll09 · (#8 (**permalink**))

2deal2 wrote:

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I want to see if people are interested in (straight to video) Black British movies. Since we normally have to rely on whateverBlack Americans make, which sometimes can be pretty awful, would you buy movies about Black British people made by Black British people?

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It depends, I'm worried that black movie makers will focus on certain topics or attitudes/mentalities that isn't held by all of the black british community. One example i'm thinking of is the movie with asha D (whatever-from so solid), i'm worried that there'll be a trend of home-made low quality movies exploring exclusively young black british men and crime (and maybe even the glorifying of gun culture). Those are my concerns however I would be interested in just seeing a black british produced movie, not necessarily one that strictly focuses on black british culture.

NativeTongue · (#9 (**permalink**))

i believe black british film will find its own voice given time.

just like black british r&b / hip hop have had to.Now we have UKG , drum&bass, etc all uniquely Black and British and copied by the rest of the world.

so im confident we have to creativity and talent to set our own pace and our own unique style.

nutmegprincess · (#10 (**permalink**))

I would love to see Colin Channer's Waiting in Vain made into a movie.

It is set in the US, Jamaica and the UK and is a wonderful and well written account of a black man coming into his and his woman's consciousness....

fatman · (#11 (**permalink**))

speaking as a african -american who has been looking at movies 4 a long time .u black brits have a unique thang i.e. culture. yall will b allright if yall do not try 2 mimic 2 much of the black self -hatred i.e. drugs guns black on black crime et-al .which has been depicted 2 damn much here n the states . 2 all da the bros and sistas stay up stay blacksmoking-devil

MASTACE · (#12 (**permalink**))

UK blacks should believe that we can make films.... it doesnt matter what every1 else is doing... We got 2 do for our selves. Surely Uk blacks hav a story 2 tell....