Big City Stories (Secondary): Film Guide

Big City Stories
Big City Stories

Ages

11+

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

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Black History Month
1 October - 1 November

A film guide that looks at Big City Stories (Secondary) [2011], a fascinating compilation of over 100 years of black Londoners on film, including interviews, newsreels, and clips from TV shows and feature films.

This guide is useful for exploring topics including History, Politics, Citizenship, Film Studies and Media Studies in addition to highlighting themes surrounding film history, community, racism and prejudice, poverty, urban life, British cinema, festivals and celebrations, historical periods and democracy.

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This Resource Supports

  • Citizenship
  • Film Studies
  • History
  • Media Studies
  • Politics

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