film

The Black Cop

2022

Completed

BFI Doc Society: Made of Truth

Director

Cherish Oteka

Producer

Emma Cooper

 

Production support

 

Film Details

Format: Short film

 

Doc Society Involvement

Docsoc helped with Production

 

This intimate portrait of Gamal 'G' Turawa, an ex-Metropolitan police officer, explores his memories of racially profiling and harassing black people and homophobia in his early career. Now an openly gay man, Turawa’s story is a multi-layered one and sits in the centre of three pivotal moments in recent British history, from the black communities’ resistance of oppressive policing, to the push for LGBTQIA equality and the aftermath of the west African 'farming' phenomenon, where white families took care of black children outside the remit of local authorities.

Winner of BAFTA Best Short Film 2022

Watch here on Guardian Documentaries

Subjects

Justice Society

Awards & Festivals

Awards

Best British Short Film - BAFTA Awards () (2022)

Festival Screenings

City of Angels Film Festival (2022) Best Foreign Film
City of Angels Film Festival (2022) Best Foreign Film

Gallery

The Black Cop
The Black Cop
The Black Cop