The Black Cop - BAFTA British Short Film longlisting

We are delighted that The Black Cop, the remarkable film made by Cherish Oteka - one of Stern & Wild’s younger directors, has been put on the BAFTA Awards British Short Film longlist. At 24’33” it combines dramatisation, archive, and personal testimony - it’s a gripping watch. See it online here or click the tx card below.

“This intimate portrait of Gamal 'G' Turawa, an ex-Metropolitan police officer, explores his memories of racially profiling and harassing black people and homophobia in his early career. Now an openly gay man, Turawa’s story is a multi-layered one and sits in the centre of three pivotal moments in recent British history, from the black communities’ resistance of oppressive policing, to the push for LGBTQIA equality and the aftermath of the west African 'farming' phenomenon, where white families took care of black children outside the remit of local authorities​.”