'THE RESULT IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF ARCHIVAL WORK WHICH IS TOUCHING, SOBERING AND VERY OFTEN INCREDIBLY FUNNY.'
THE FILM
Two and a Half Questions is an exploration of the lives and aspirations of the Windrush generation and those who came after them. Working with a group of young people, the filmmaker, Clovis Lowe, captured interviews with people of Caribbean and African heritage from all walks of life, from lawyers and dancers to politicians, social workers and entrepreneurs.
The team interviewed a range of people aged 14 to 87 years old, and asked them three questions:
1. What impact has race had on your life
2. What are your hopes for the future
3. How old are you?
Their responses uncover attitudes and issues within education, employment, religion and wider society to create a fascinating portrait of the range of experiences that has shaped the black community in London over the past 70 years.
WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT OUR FILM APPEAR ON TOGETHER TV AS PART OF THEIR WINDRUSH 75 PROGRAMME!
We toured our film in libraries around the country for Black History Month. We’ve visited libraries in Redditch, Southend, Crawley, Dartford, West Bromwich, Middlesbrough, Manchester, East Lothian, Cambridgeshire and of course, Lambeth! We’ve had some fascinating conversations in our Q&A’s afterwards, covering race, class, gender, protest and the importance of improving the way that British history is taught in our schools.
Our resource pack for schools is also available here to help teachers to explore some of the film's themes with their students.
