• Director(s)

    Khadifa Wong

  • Production Year

    2020

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    94m

  • Cast

    Debbie Allen, Chita Rivera, Susan Stroman

Film

Uprooted: The Journey Of Jazz Dance

racism, scenes of real violence, references to homophobia

UPROOTED: THE JOURNEY OF JAZZ DANCE is a US documentary which celebrates the high energy dance style and its cultural origins. …

UPROOTED: THE JOURNEY OF JAZZ DANCE is a US documentary which celebrates the high energy dance style and its cultural origins.

violence
There is real footage of violence when a white police man pushes a gun into the back of a Black man's head. There is also real footage of a white policeman holding a Black man in a headlock.
discrimination
Verbal and visual references are made to slavery and racism such as images of enslaved people in chains and posters advertising the sale of 'slaves'. There are also visual references to racist stereotypes such as performing minstrels. A reference is made to enslaved African Americans who used drums to communicate having their hands cut off. There are historic uses of racial language ('negro', 'coloured'). There are also references to homophobia in the face of the AIDS epidemic. In a protest a man holds up a sign that reads 'fight AIDS, not gays'.
additional issues
A man makes an undetailed reference to the 60s being about 'sex, drugs and rock and roll'. The documentary also includes mild bad language ('horseshit', 'freaking' and 'crap') and a use of very mild bad language ('hell').

  • Director(s)

    Khadifa Wong

  • Production Year

    2020

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    94m

  • Cast

    Debbie Allen, Chita Rivera, Susan Stroman

racism, scenes of real violence, references to homophobia
Classified Date:
02/12/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment
violence
There is real footage of violence when a white police man pushes a gun into the back of a Black man's head. There is also real footage of a white policeman holding a Black man in a headlock.
discrimination
Verbal and visual references are made to slavery and racism such as images of enslaved people in chains and posters advertising the sale of 'slaves'. There are also visual references to racist stereotypes such as performing minstrels. A reference is made to enslaved African Americans who used drums to communicate having their hands cut off. There are historic uses of racial language ('negro', 'coloured'). There are also references to homophobia in the face of the AIDS epidemic. In a protest a man holds up a sign that reads 'fight AIDS, not gays'.
additional issues
A man makes an undetailed reference to the 60s being about 'sex, drugs and rock and roll'. The documentary also includes mild bad language ('horseshit', 'freaking' and 'crap') and a use of very mild bad language ('hell').

  • Classified date

    02/12/2022

  • Language

    English