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Dalton's Dream

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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In 2018, Jamaican national Dalton Harris won The X Factor and became the first non-British black singer to win the UK’s biggest TV singing competition, in its final series.

Shot over four years, this film charts a tumultuous period in the life of the young musician, who suffered a traumatic upbringing in rural Jamaica.

Dalton won a lucrative record deal that promised to transform his life, but the subsequent challenge of building on his success and embracing his identity in the face of prejudice - both in Jamaica and his adopted country - is documented in this intimate film about desire and ambition. Show less

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Derren Lawford
Production Company:
Sungazer Limited
Production Company:
Dare Pictures
Production Company:
Dogwoof

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