Reflections (documentary)
- Reflections (documentary)
Infobox_Film
name = Reflections
director = Pogus Caesar
producer = Windrush Productions UK
released = 1999
runtime = 28 min.
language = English
"Reflections" is a 1999 documentary film tracing the lives of three individuals who migrated to Britain from the West Indies in search of a better life.
Film
'Reflections' was filmed on location in St Kitts, Nevis and Birmingham, England
Martina Mavis Clark from Jamaica, James Herbert from Nevis and Guyanese Edwin Ho, talk openly about early life in Birmingham where they experienced extreme hardship, racial abuse and family loss.
Now in his 80's, ex-boxer Edwin Ho is exceptional as he is able to pinpoint exactly where his cabin was located on the steam ship SS Empire Windrush. "Reflections" Includes rare archive material of Birmingham in the 1940s and 50s.
"Reflections" provides excellent resource material for debate during Black History Month and associated events.
Country of origin: UK
A segment of the film can be viewed on OOM Gallery.
External links
* [http://www.oomgallery.net/ Film clip of "Reflections"]
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