Black Sheep

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Black Sheep

2018

26m

Documentary

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When his family moves to an estate rife with racism, a black boy must take drastic steps to survive.

Peter Debruge

Variety

[Interweaves] a compelling direct-to-camera interview with Cornelius Walker with equally powerful reenactment footage of his adolescence in Essex, where the young Nigerian immigrant learned to hate the color of his own skin.

Feb 26, 2019

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Gerald Peary

Arts Fuse

Black Sheep, directed by Ed Perkins, combines an arresting monologue by Cornelius Walker... with well-done dramatic recreations of his earlier life trying, in questionable ways, to "fit in" to his new country.

Feb 21, 2019

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Glenn Heath Jr.

San Diego CityBeat

Told through a stirring first-person interview with the main subject, it makes for an apt companion piece to Yance Ford's Strong Island.

Feb 19, 2019

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Josh Terry

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

Ed Perkins and Jonathan Chinn's film intercuts between Cornelius' direct-to-camera narrative and dramatized re-enactments, allowing Cornelius to share a gripping and disturbing story.

Feb 12, 2019

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Raquel Stecher

Quelle Movies

a compelling documentary about a difficult subject.

Feb 3, 2019

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Documentary short. The confessional narration by the subject is pretty compelling... however the various filmed reenactment sequences are kindof cheesily made and unconvincing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Synopsis

When his family moves to an estate rife with racism, a black boy must take drastic steps to survive.

Director: Ed Perkins
Producer: Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 25, 2019
Runtime: 26m