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A Touch of the Tar Brush

A Touch of the Tar Brush

1991•40m•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.

John Akomfrah · Director

John Akomfrah · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime40m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 12, 1991

Actors

John Akomfrah

John Akomfrah

Himself

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