Movies: Joan Ann Maynard

  • 1974
    Lucky

    Lucky (1974)

    Lucky

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    “Set in Liverpool in the early 70s, the film tells the story of Samuel 'Lucky' Ubooto, a half African, half Irish man in his 20s whose decidedly unlucky career as a criminal has resulted in a series of stretches in prison for theft. The story follows...

    Lucky
  • 1986
    King of the Ghetto

    King of the Ghetto (1986)

    King of the Ghetto

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    An idealistic former soldier helps unite and house ethnic minorities in a run down area of London's east end...

    King of the Ghetto
  • 1980
    Murder Rap

    Murder Rap (1980)

    Murder Rap

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    Wally, a caretaker in a block of flats, loses his job when the flats are used to rehouse Bhengali families....

    Murder Rap
  • 1985
    Playboy of the West Indies

    Playboy of the West Indies (1985)

    Playboy of the West Indies

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    Based on J. M. Synge's Playboy of the Western World. Peggy Ford runs her father's rum bar in Mayaro, a quiet fishing village in Trinidad. Nothing much happens in Mayaro until a handsome young stranger appears and insists that he has just murdered his...

    Playboy of the West Indies
  • 1987
    Big George Is Dead

    Big George Is Dead (1987)

    Big George Is Dead

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    Returning to England from Trinidad and Tobago for one night only, a former trickster finds that old friends and communities have moved on....

    Big George Is Dead
  • 1987
    Elphida

    Elphida (1987)

    Elphida

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    Elphida is 30. She has been married for 13 years and has 3 children. She plans to restart her education when her youngest child goes to nursery. Then the nursery is closed. On top of this, her parents are contemplating divorce and want her to act as ...

    Elphida
  • 1972
    In the Beautiful Caribbean

    In the Beautiful Caribbean (1972)

    In the Beautiful Caribbean

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    Play set in the Caribbean showing how life is hard and a struggle, with problems of unemployment and lack of money....

    In the Beautiful Caribbean