The Colony (1964)

A railwayman from St. Kitts, a bus conductor from Jamaica, a family of singers from Trinidad and a nurse from Barbados ... Philip Donnellan's Birmingham-based film gives a voice to West Indian immigrants who movingly describe their experiences of trying to integrate into a surprisingly unwelcoming ‘mother country’. Shot in 1964 the film provides an important snapshot of Britain in the early stages of momentous social change and first-generation Afro-Caribbean immigration.

Released

1964-06-16

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

57 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Philip Donnellan

TMDB rating

10.0/10 from 1 votes