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202430 minPGdocumentary

Social Inequality

Hemel

202430 minPGdocumentary

In Hemel Hempstead, Danielle Dean reflects on her upbringing in a planned community, exploring themes of race, class, and labor in post-Brexit England.

Social Inequality

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In Hemel Hempstead, Danielle Dean reflects on her upbringing in a planned community, exploring themes of race, class, and labor in post-Brexit England.

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Danielle Dean walks through Hemel Hempstead, the town where she was raised. Hemel was established as a planned community under the New Towns Act of 1946. The film features non-actors and family members as it presents a personal essay about the town's history. Shot on 16mm film, it addresses themes of race, class, and labor dynamics in the context of post-Brexit England. The documentary lasts 30 minutes.

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