Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power (2021)
- Original title
- Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop and Power
- Directed by
- Tash Gaunt
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 4 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
This documentary follows singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock as she speaks about racism and colorism she faced in life and the music industry. It shows her participating in protests and talking with other artists about racial injustice.
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What happens
Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power is a 2021 British documentary film directed by Natasha Gaunt that follows English singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock opening up about racial issues and colourism she experienced in her life and in the music industry. The documentary aired on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer on 13 May 2021. The documentary was filmed in 2020 after conversations about racism raised awareness following the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. The documentary also shows Pinnock participating in protests in the UK against racial injustice and discussing the issue with fellow activists and artists including Alexandra Burke and Sugababes' Keisha Buchanan. It was nominated for Best Authored Documentary at the 2021 National Television Awards. At the end of the documentary, Pinnock announced her charity, "The Black Fund", with her fiancé Andre Gray, which is made to support existing charities and groups who deliver support to the black community, including financial support. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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