- Kidulthood
- Adulthood
- Anuvahood
- Shank
- Attack The Block
TV
- Luther
- TopBoy
- 55 Degrees North
- Line of Duty
- Citizen Khan
Online Only
- Brothers with No Game
- Venus vs Mars
- The Ryan Sisters
- All about the Mckenzies
- Meet the Adebanjos
Alvarado's theory (1987) was that black people in the media are split into four categories:
- Exotic (Models, Music Artists, Athletes and Food)
- Dangerous (Crime, Gangs and Socially Dysfunctional)
- Humorous (Comedians and Sidekicks)
- Pitted (Poverty)
Frantz Fanon (1952) Claimed that black people were "Were putting on the white mask." He also said that black stereotypes can be:
- Infantilize (Children in Poverty)
- Primitivize (Beats, Sporting Prowess)
- Decivilize (Gangster, Pimps)
- Esssentialize (All look the same)
In these short films and trailers, it is quite easy to use Alvarado and Fanon, as the subject(s) of each of the films are black and British. For instance, in "gone too far", Alvarado's theory can be used as the the music at the start of the trailer was afrobeats, which is known as a very lively music genre, tapping into the category of exotic. Also, the accent of the brother could make the audience laugh as it is not what they are use to. This therefore may tap into the humorous category as well as the exotic.
Fanon's theory may also be used as the girls could be seen as putting on the white mask as she says "I don't speak to people who don't speak english." This shows, the girl is deluded as she thinks she is any different to the guy who has just come to England.
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