Death May Be Your Santa Claus

Death May Be Your Santa Claus

4.8

1969-08-06

Frankie Dymon's Death May be Your Santa Claus (1969), arguably Britain's first and only example of a 'black power' movie, in which themes of sexual and political identity encircle one another in the context of a hip and hippy London of the late 1960s, suspended between the cinematic radicalisms of films such as Roeg's Performance, Godard's Sympathy for the Devil in which Dymon played a leading role, or Boorman's Leo the Last. Thought lost until quite recently, this inscrutably-titled film is described as a 'pop fantasy' and offers an intriguing look at 60s sex and politics from a black British perspective.

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Death May Be Your Santa Claus

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Frankie Dymon's Death May be Your Santa Claus (1969), arguably Britain's first and only example of a 'black power' movie, in which themes of sexual and political identity encircle one another in the context of a hip and hippy London of the late 1960s, suspended between the cinematic radicalisms of films such as Roeg's Performance, Godard's Sympathy for the Devil in which Dymon played a leading role, or Boorman's Leo the Last. Thought lost until quite recently, this inscrutably-titled film is described as a 'pop fantasy' and offers an intriguing look at 60s sex and politics from a black British perspective.

Released

1969-08-06

Runtime

37

Director

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

English

Production

Stria Films

Space Films

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    Ken Gajadhar

    Ken Gajadhar
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    Donnah Dolce

    Donnah Dolce
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    Merdelle Jordine

    Merdelle Jordine