The Darker Side of Black (1994)

Film details

Featuring

Ice Cube Buju Banton Michael Franti
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1994
Type

Television
Category

Non Fiction

Alternative titles

On the Darker Side of Black Working
The Dark Side of Black Alternative

Synopsis

An investigation of the social and political influences on Rap and Raga music and its hard core proponents. Explores class, commercial marketing, the legacy of colonialism, fundamentalist faith and the fears governing black masculinity and heterosexual normality. Filmed in London, Jamaica and the U.S.A. Includes dance-hall and hip-hop club scenes, interviews, and music video clips.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - on-screen participant
    
    Ice Cube
  - on-screen participant
    
    Buju Banton
  - on-screen participant
    
    Michael Franti
  - on-screen participant
    
    Shabba Ranks
  - on-screen participant
    
    Cornel West
  - on-screen participant
    
    Trisha Rose
  - on-screen participant
    
    Michael Manley
  - on-screen participant
    
    Monie Love
  - on-screen participant
    
    Brand Nubian
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Isaac Julien
  - Production Company
    
    Black Audio Film Collective
  - Production Company
    
    Normal Films
  - Sponsor
    
    BBC
  - Sponsor
    
    Arts Council of England
  - Producer
    
    Lina Gopaul
  - Series Editor
    
    Nigel Finch
  - Series Editor
    
    Anthony Wall
  - Photography
    
    Jaffa, Arthur
  - Photography
    
    David Scott
  - Editor
    
    Joy Chamberlain
  - Music
    
    Trevor Mathison