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A Touch of the Tar Brush
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A Touch of the Tar Brush

1991-11-12 · 40 min · Not rated

Documentary

Black filmmaker John Akomfrah believes that, for too long, being English has meant being white. In an attempt to show Englishness from the point of view of mixed-race English people, he visits Liverpool, one of England's oldest multicultural communities.

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Directors
John Akomfrah
Production companies
Black Audio Film Collective
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John AkomfrahJohn AkomfrahHimself

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