Burning an Illusion (1981)
- Directed by
- Menelik Shabazz
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young black woman in London navigates her relationship with her boyfriend. The story follows her personal growth as she faces challenges in her love life and community.
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What happens
Burning an Illusion is a 1981 British drama film written and directed by Menelik Shabazz, about a young British-born black woman's love life, mostly shot in London's Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove communities. It was only the second British feature film to have been made by a black director, following Horace Ové's Pressure (1975), and is described by Stephen Bourne as "the first British film to give a black woman a voice of any kind." Imruh Bakari worked with Shabazz and co-founded Kuumba Productions with him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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