In the UK many readers of the Times and Telegraph are frothing over McQueen 's film claiming it is historically inaccurate with black faces. Of course they are idiots every port city had very small communities from East Asia, South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Mostly men with local white wives and their children. There is a wonderful documentary made in WW2 about two such sisters evacuated to a tiny village I believe in Northamptonshire and focuses on one girl chosen to be the May Queen. I believe at least one of the sisters would end up living in the US as adults.The movie used to be available to stream at the BFI website. It was of course meant as propaganda, originally not aimed primarily at the UK but for the African colonies. Still a lovely short film.
Schoenbrun Isn’t remotely influential.
In the UK many readers of the Times and Telegraph are frothing over McQueen 's film claiming it is historically inaccurate with black faces. Of course they are idiots every port city had very small communities from East Asia, South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Mostly men with local white wives and their children. There is a wonderful documentary made in WW2 about two such sisters evacuated to a tiny village I believe in Northamptonshire and focuses on one girl chosen to be the May Queen. I believe at least one of the sisters would end up living in the US as adults.The movie used to be available to stream at the BFI website. It was of course meant as propaganda, originally not aimed primarily at the UK but for the African colonies. Still a lovely short film.