Black Sheep

Black Sheep

21st TDF: Greek Premiere

After the racist killing of 10-year-old schoolboy Damilola Taylor in November 2000, everything changes for a neighbor boy the same age and skin color as Taylor. Fearing for the boy’s safety, Cornelius Walker’s family moves out of London, only to find themselves in an even more violent new place run by racists. Cornelius isn’t but a black sheep surrounded by wolves. And his only chance to survive is to become more like those who hate him. A powerful long-range, short documentary, about racial violence and its infectious impact.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Direction: Ed Perkins
Cinematography: Michael Paleodimos
Editing: Ed Perkins
Music: Tom Barnes
Production: The Guardian
Producers: Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn
Co-producers: Vanessa Tovell
Art Direction: Katherine Black
Executive producer: Charlie Phillips, Lindsay Poulton
Make Up: Monika Swiatek
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: UK
Production Year: 2017
Duration: 27΄
Contact: The Guardian (Charlie Phillips), charlie.phillips@theguardian.com
Awards/Distinctions: Jury Award Best Short Documentary – Dallas Video Festival 2017 Sheffield Short Doc Award – Sheffield Int’l Documentary Festival 2018 Audience Award, Jury Award, Student’s Award- This is England Film Festival Rouen 2018

Ed Perkins

Filmography

2010 Patrick (short)
2012 Comic Store Heroes (TV)
2013 Chutzpah (short)
2014 Garnet's Gold
2015 If I Die on Mars (short)
2017 Bare Knuckle Fight Club (TV)
2018 Black Sheep (short)