Guardian documentary The Black Cop has won best short film at the 2022 Bafta awards. The lead subject of the film Gamal ‘G’ Turawa broke down in tears when he was asked what it meant to have to his story recognised. ‘Life is unbelievable’, he said. The film is an intimate portrait of 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. Director Cherish Oteka said that although the documentary is British, the story has global relevance.
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