North West Film Archive Cultural Diversity

Title: North West Film Archive Cultural Diversity

Description: A range of productions - amateur and professional - illustrating life in the North West and including representations of Black and Asian people. Examples include Black and Asian community group productions dramatising issues such as racism experienced by young people; an extensive video study by a South American visual anthropologist of the work of a Pakistani women's organisation (Al Masoom); glimpses of Black and Asian people in a record of life amongst the terraced streets of Salford; and scenes in a Lancashire school on the first day for a white and an Asian boy.
These productions are distributed throughout the NWFA's entire holdings and can be identified via keyword searches on the online catalogue.

Strengths: Information on Black and Asian peoples in North West England.

Size: 30 film and video titles (in 8mm, 16mm and video format)

Catalogue: North West Film Archive Online Catalogue

Catalogue URL: http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk:591/search/

Main URL: http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk

Access: Reference and information provided free of charge. A searchable, online catalogue is also available with an enquiry facility. Viewings at NWFA are provided free of charge to Higher Education institutions based in Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire, and nominal fees applied to other users. (One week notice required.)
Videotape copies may be borrowed at a nominal fee, or exemptions apply, e.g. when footage may be acquired. (Three weeks notice required.).
Any usage beyond reference and research may require donor and/or copyright clearances.
Preservation requirements may limit access.

Acquisition dates: 1950s-1990s

Note:

Interest: Asian, Black

Complete: Complete

Subjects

Women

Racial discrimination

Interethnic relations

Ethnic groups

Personal/Corporate names

Al Masoom (Pakistani Women's Organisation)

Places

Lancashire, United Kingdom

Salford, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom