12 November 1991 Factual 40 mins
Black filmmaker John Akomfrah believes that, for too long, being English has meant being white. In an attempt to show Englishness from the point of view of mixed-race English people, he visits Liverpool, one of England's oldest multicultural communities.
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John Akomfrah as Himself
John Akomfrah Director
United Kingdom 12 November 1991
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