Tag: UK

“The Last Angel of History”: a film about Afrofuturism

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqgkXbQOi68

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H07Jehtdm0Y

Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWyrj7rqtJ0

The BFI takes a giant leap into Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder

We want this to fill our fall calendar — if only we were in the UK.
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Lenny Henry Gives Advice To BAME (Black, Asian, And Minority Ethnic) Filmmakers (Video)

Brilliant talk on need for people of color not just in front of the cameras but behind them…as well as POCs in decision-making and greenlighting positions. Note, also, advice to POC film makers about how to represent.

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Guy Ritchie casts Idris Elba in King Arthur flick

Idris to play knight Sir Bedivere
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The Cannibal Club: Racism & Rabble-rousing in Victorian England

An article about Victorian liberals who supported racist science

Phrenology

Illustration of a goniometer, an instrument used in the study of phrenology. The device was intended to measure the human skill and use those measurements to make predictions about a person’s individual characteristics, such as mathematical ability, moral sense, and reproductive instincts.
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“Utopia” season 2: director Marc Munden Q&A

Read more at Den of Geek…

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Official trailer for UK flick “The Expedition”

A band of Brits visit the Amazon and find science can be scary.

Noel Clarke: diversifying sci-fi

Former Doctor Who actor on casting & representation
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“Utopia” series 2 episodes 1 & 2 spoiler-free review

Read about the British TV series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUifSmm2vc