Guardian documentary The Black Cop wins best short film at 2022 Baftas
Guardian, 14 Mar 2022
The Guardian documentary The Black Cop has won best short film at the 2022 Bafta awards. In their speech after winning, director Cherish Oteka dedicated the win to 'all those who've been told they're not good enough'. The film is an intimate portrait of Gamal 'G' Turawa, who is an ex-Metropolitan police officer, and explores his memories of racially profiling and harassing black people, and homophobia in his early career
The Black Cop: a police officer's story of racism, remorse and resistance – video
Guardian documentary The Black Cop wins Bafta for best short film