Concrete Garden

199423mNo ratings yet

Drama

Overview

A charming story about a West Indian girl who moves to 1950s London. Marcia has spent most of her 11 years living with her Jamaican grandmother but is sent to damp, dark London to start a new life with her parents. Missing her gran terribly, Marcia is surrounded by bullying schoolgirls, racism on TV and a jealous younger brother... Only her favourite pop star will help her feel at home. Concrete Garden is a wonderfully observed graduation film from director Alrick Riley. With warm performances from a young cast and exquisite detail in the production design, this tender short film powerfully evokes the trials and tribulations faced by kids settling in 1950s Britain.

Keywords

racism
family
black british
windrush

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1994
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: NFTS
Cast: Colin Salmon,Claudette Douglas,Claude Hobbs,Owen Williamson,Martha Brown
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: Alrick Riley
Producer: Louise Decoteau
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0109468