Congratulations to @CherishOteka, who won the Bafta for British Short Film at last night's awards for their documentary The Black Cop. Watch it here (and please note warning of distressing content) Read more
Congratulations to @CherishOteka, who won the Bafta for British Short Film at last night's awards for their documentary The Black Cop. Watch it here (and please note warning of distressing content) https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2022/jan/19/the-black-cop-a-police-officers-story-of-racism-remorse-and-resistance-video
Edited on 14th Mar 2022 10:01am
The Black Cop: a police officer's story of racism, remorse and resistance – video | Global | The Guardian
This intimate portrait of Gamal 'G' Turawa, an ex-Metropolitan police officer, explores his memories of racially profiling and harassing black people and homophobia in his early career. Now an openly gay man, Turawa’s story is a multi-layered one and sits in the centre of three pivotal moments in recent British history, from the black communities’ resistance of oppressive policing, to the push for LGBTQIA equality and the aftermath of the west African 'farming' phenomenon, where white families took care of black children outside the remit of local authorities


