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Burning an Illusion is a 1981 British film written and directed by Menelik Shabazz, about a young British-born black woman's love life, mostly shot in London's Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove communities.
Aug 13, 1982 · Burning an Illusion: Directed by Menelik Shabazz. With Cassie McFarlane, Victor Romero Evans, Beverley Martin, Angela Wynter. A young black woman in England becomes increasingly frustrated with her life with her lazy, demanding boyfriend, and with the help of friends seeks something better.
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Feb 15, 2022 · Burning an Illusion (1981) was an engagement with the key writings on the cultural and institutional dimension of Black image-making, through which I was able to situate Shabazz’s film within the context of a reimagined idea of Black Britishness.
Feb 27, 2019 · Burning an Illusion is a 1981 British film written and directed by Menelik Shabazz, about a young British-born black woman's love life, mostly shot in London's...
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By Alex Ramon. Burning an Illusion (1981) © BFI. When Menelik Shabazz died on 28 June 2021, aged 67, he left behind a body of work that stands as a pioneering contribution to British and pan-African cinema.
A young British-born woman of color searches for security in her life and hopes to achieve it through marriage; however, the false arrest and merciless beating of her boyfriend by the police...
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Menelik Shabazz (Burning an Illusion) shines a light on the music genre often dubbed ‘romantic reggae’; a uniquely black British sound that developed in the late 70s and 80s against a backdrop of riots, racial tension and sound systems.
