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Three films in the strand. Ends 9pm.

19.00 Notting Hill Riots
Examining the west London riots of August 1958, which were the catalyst for black activism in Britain and inspired the annual carnival.

19.50 West Indians
Jack Gold's documentary from 1963 which focuses on the troubles of Afro-Caribbean people in Britain at the time.

20.00 A Man from the Sun
A play from 1956 which presented West Indian immigrants in a sympathetic light for the first time on British television.

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Director (West Indians):
Jack Gold

1999 drama directed by Edward Yang and set in Taiwan. When his wife's mother becomes seriously ill and his children suffer growing pains, a partner in a computer firm hits a mid-life crisis. In Mandarin and English with subtitles.

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Directed By:
Edward Yang

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