Being Blacker
2018, English. Directed by Molly Dineen.
After a ten year absence, acclaimed filmmaker Molly Dineen is back with a new feature documentary: Being Blacker; an intimate portrait of Jamaican-born reggae producer, businessman, father, son and prominent community figure, Blacker Dread. 40 years after featuring in Dineen’s first film, Blacker and his family, friends and community in South London face the combined challenges of rapid social change, gentrification, inequality, poverty, crime and racism as they seek to secure their futures. Made with intimacy and warmth, the film takes us deep into Blacker’s world as he buries his mother, closes his business and faces prison for the first time. Being Blacker offers a rarely-heard perspective on life in Britain today.
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- 1h 30m
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- English
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- 22 January 2018
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Being Blacker isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 January 2018. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Being Blacker?
Being Blacker (2018) was directed by Molly Dineen and stars Blacker Dread, Molly Dineen.