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Coffee Colored Children
England, 1988, 15 minutes, Color/BW, VHS/16mm/DVD
Order No. W99160
This lyrical, unsettling film conveys the experience of children of mixed racial heritage. Suffering the aggression of racial harassment, a young girl and her brother attempt to wash their skin white with scouring powder. Starkly emotional and visually compelling, this semi-autobiographical testimony to the profound internalized effects of racism and the struggle for self-definition and pride is a powerful catalyst for discussion.
AWARDS, FESTIVALS, & SCREENINGS
- Nat’l Black Programming Consortium, Prized Pieces
- San Francisco Film Festival, Golden Gate Award
- Films de Femmes, Creteil, France
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QUOTES
“Raw and raptly personal, an elegiac exploration of Black childhood’s enforced pains.”
John Lyttle
Philadelphia City Limits
“Onwurah’s award-winning first film is a terrifying heartbreaker.”
Ellen Cohn
Village Voice
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