Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story
Synopsis
Pauline Black goes on an odyssey looking at her personal experience of identity and how it has informed her life and art. The Two Tone movement was the perfect setting for Pauline with her mixed British, Nigerian and Jewish heritage. It was the catalyst that allowed her to explore and express all sides of herself and figure out who she is. Looking at her own groundbreaking experience, Pauline traces how her legacy is relevant to the world around her today where modern society pushes the boundaries of gender, politics, race and identity.
“More than anything I wanted my family to finally say my name, Pauline Black. They could never bring themselves to say the B word. After years of being called half-caste or coloured, I could say it loud and proud, Pauline Black. I wanted to assert my new identity, fashioned in my own image, not somebody else’s idea of who I should be. My rebirth was complete. The ‘rude girl’ I had invented had a new name, Pauline Black.”
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection CPH:DOX 2025 - International premiere
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 min
- Format
- HD /Tape
- Director
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Jane Mingay
- Producer
- Nikki Parrott
- Executive Producer
- Natasha Dack, Mark Thomas
- Editor
- Nick Webb, Zeb Anchou
- Screenwriter
- Jane Mingay, Pauline Black
- Composer
- Sam Lewis
- Principal cast
- With contributions from: Pauline Black, Don Letts, Arthur Hendrickson
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Tigerlily Two Productions
Nikki ParrottSales Company
c/o Tigerlily Two Productions
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