Sikh Matron
- Kinver
- 1985-10-13
Discusses the problem of rickets in children, and the importance of taking
vitamin D through diet, sunlight or supplement during pregnancy. The film also
explains the role of Health Clinics and the help given to pregnant women and
young children, as well as the role of a Health Visitor. The importance of a
balanced diet is explained. Intended for the Asian community in Britain.
From local news to feature film, through home movies and TV documentaries, this collection showcases South Asian Britons in front of and behind the camera. The contribution of colonial troops is illuminated through the earliest newsreels, while hardhitting current affairs programmes highlight the struggles faced in the 1960s, 1970s and beyond. Public information films produced for South Asian audiences feature alongside Hindi-language films made in Britain and interviews with prominent Asian-British figures. A bold wave of British Asian filmmaking in the 1990s is represented through early works by the likes of Gurinder Chadha and Asif Kapadia.