{"product_id":"shoot-the-messenger-blu-ray","title":"SHOOT THE MESSENGER - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShoot the Messenger (Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003eDirector: Ngozi Onwurah | Writer: Sharon Foster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter reading a report that Black pupils from inner city schools are being failed by the education system, IT consultant Joe Pascale (David Oyelowo, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSelma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) becomes a teacher at a secondary school in South London with the aim of challenging the system to break the biased culture. Joe’s use of discriminatory methods to ensure Black students are given extra tuition over their white counterparts and his outdated use of humiliation leads to rebellion among his pupils, one of whom falsely accuses him of assault.\u003cbr\u003ePublicity and media attention follow Joe who finds himself branded a racist and it is only after a tumultuous journey of self-discovery that he comes to the understanding that race and cultural identity are merely a state of mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA true landmark in the history of Black British film, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShoot the Messenger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is presented on Blu-ray for the very first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eExtras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented in High Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree short films by Ngozi Onwurah: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Body Beautiful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1990, 24 mins): an examination of the real-life relationship between the director and her mother, Madge; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFlight of the Swan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1992, 12 mins): a young girl leaves her Nigerian village for the cold, harsh landscape of England and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhite Men are Cracking Up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1994, 20 mins); traces the last day in the life of a while detective, obsessed with a Black ‘street goddess’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho We Are: Filmmaker Forum with Akua Gyamfi, Fiona Lamptey, Stella Nwimo and Delia René (2020, 66 mins): four women creatives explore Black British film in a series curated by We Are Parable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated booklet with new writing by Anglea Moneka, co-founder of the T A P E collective, Dwain Brandy, Ann Ogidi, Jan Asante and the BFI’s Grace Barber-Plentie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and partial hearing available on all three short films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600844837038,"sku":"BFIB1440","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/shoot_messenger_Lime_Light_Front_BD.png?v=1751295273","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/shoot-the-messenger-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}