Film and documentary Suggestions

Each film has been provided a Colour coding to signal triggering scene of violence. The decision to do so emerges from the discussion between memberes of real/paradigm about trauma ‘porn’, retrumatising through film/footage/documentary.

For some of this discussion see for example; https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/apr/21/black-trauma-porn-them-jordan-peele-amazon, https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/film/2021/06/underground-railroad-trauma-porn-and-black-gaze, https://counseling.northwestern.edu/blog/racial-trauma-retraumatization-film/

As a result of the discussion; an internal system agreed between members of the group follows a colour coding where readers can decide which suggestions they want watch. Despite the colour coding, it is important to note the difference of opinion, emotions and scholarly work on this topic may mean different viewers have different approaches to watching films/documentaries. So the guide is not perfect, merely an imperfect guide.

Colour coding legend:

RED: Strong warning; Scenes of Violence (may include torture, assault,

close to real/real depictions of body violence, graphic torture

ORANGE:Moderate warning; Scenes of Violence (may include dead bodies

shown, mention of sexual assault, short scene of rape, scenes of

police violence against protestors

BLUE:Mild warning; Scenes of Violence (suggestions of violence,

mentions some intensity of topic, moderate scenes of

dramatized police violence against protestors)

The Children of Gaza

13th

The Children of Syria

The Square

Who Killed Malcolm X

When they see us

Selma

A Killing in tiger bay

Joyland

My imaginary country

Bamako

Invasion: on wetsweten indigenous territory

The Mauritanian

Life and Debt: on IMF and Jamaica

Safara fel Amara

Line of Control: On Kashmir