Project Detail

White Nanny Black Child

Synopsis

Exploring an untold part of UK history when over 70,000 children from West African families, principally Nigerian, were unofficially fostered without regulation into white British families between the 1950s and 1990s, to help combat the issue of childcare for economic migrants.
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2023 - UK premiere
BAFTA TV Awards 2024 - Winner - Specialist Factual

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
80 min
Director
Andy Mundy-Castle
Producer
Natasha Dack, Rochelle Newman
Executive Producer
Andy Mundy-Castle, Shanida Scotland
Director of Photography
Geoffrey Sentamu

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Production Company

A Tigerlily Productions, Doc Hearts co-production supported by BFI Doc Society Fund in association with Channel 5

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