White Colour Black has been selected to be screened at the BFI London Film Festival 2016. The film stars Dudley O’Shaughnessy who shot to international attention after he starred in Rhianna’s 'We Found Love' music video. White Colour Blacksees him playing Leke, a young successful photographer living a hedonistic lifestyle in London.
When Leke’s estranged father becomes ill and suddenly dies, he is forced to accept his responsibility as the only son, and make the journey to Senegal to bury his father. Alienated and disoriented from the country of his childhood, the journey ultimately leads Leke on a path of self discovery and cultural transformation.
The film’s producer, Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor said: “there’s a lack on diversity in British Cinema, and when there is diversity, there’s only a certain kind of black representation. I wanted to make a British film that showcases a different kind of blackness outside of gangs and poverty because we have more than one narrative.” (via Shadow & Act)
Check out the trailer below and for the full BFI London Film Festival programme, click here.
