Project Detail

Dawn of the Dreads

Synopsis

As pure style, dreadlocks cross social boundaries of race, politics, sex and even economics. But for some their dreads are a statement of being, a way of life - and their only connection with their African origins and identity. Is white appropriation of dreadlocks the theft of black culture or a sign that the African spirit will lead us into the next millennium? The future's dread, the future's bright, the future's black.

Details

Year: 1998
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 10 mins
Format: Beta SP
Director: Moses Kibuka Muwanga
Producer: Caroline Cooper
Director of Photography: Rob Hardy
Principal cast: Moses Kibuka Muwanga and Leigh Tapper
Screen Writer: Moses Kibuka Muwanga

Genre

Black

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Caroline Cooper The Workstation, 15 Paternoster Road, Sheffield S1 2BX Tel: 0114 249 2211 Fax: 0114 279 6522

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