A fictional letter from a daughter, Olivia, to her mother in Dominica is the narrative thread connecting interviews from (predominantly) black and Asian cultural critics, historians and journalists. The choice of occupation for the daughter, a researcher, perhaps strains the narrative conceit too far. Nevertheless, for an avowedly political documentary the result is absorbing.

• Black Audio Film Collective
• Amanda Symonds
• Homi Bhaba
• Andy Coupland
• Paul Gilroy
• Savriti Hensman
• Gail Lewis
• Femi Otitoju
• George Shire