Being Blacker

6.3
20181h 30m

After a ten year absence, acclaimed filmmaker Molly Dineen is back with a new feature documentary: Being Blacker; an intimate portrait of Jamaican-born reggae producer, businessman, father, son and prominent community figure, Blacker Dread. 40 years after featuring in Dineen’s first film, Blacker and his family, friends and community in South London face the combined challenges of rapid social change, gentrification, inequality, poverty, crime and racism as they seek to secure their futures. Made with intimacy and warmth, the film takes us deep into Blacker’s world as he buries his mother, closes his business and faces prison for the first time. Being Blacker offers a rarely-heard perspective on life in Britain today.

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: Being Blacker Q&A with Blacker Dread | BFI

Being Blacker Q&A with Blacker Dread | BFI

Thumbnail for video: Being Blacker (2018) clip - available on BFI DVD from 8 Aug 2022 | BFI

Being Blacker (2018) clip - available on BFI DVD from 8 Aug 2022 | BFI

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Being Blacker Trailer

Cast

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Molly Dineen

Herself/Interviewer/Narrator

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