Maureen Blackwood is a founding member of the London–based Sankofa Film and Video Collective. With Sankofa’s other filmmakers, Blackwood produced experimental narrative and documentary works that examine Black life in Britain.
Maureen Blackwood
London, UK
Films
Home Away From Home
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(1994)
Miriam, who lives with her four children in an English suburb, dreams of returning to her rural African home.
Perfect Image?
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(1988)
Two actresses take us through a series of 'raps' and sketches about what it means to be beautiful and Black.
The Passion of Remembrance
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(1986)
Explores the complexity of the Black British experience and the often-overlooked intersections between race, class, gender, and sexuality.
