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Three Songs on Pain, Time and Light (Original title)
Date: 1995 (Production)

Countries: England, United Kingdom

Director: Edward George, Trevor Mathison

Synopsis: The life and work of black British artist, Donald Rodney (1961-1998), who suffered from Sickle Cell Anaemia.Synopsis: Donald G. Rodney is an artist disabled by the disease of sickle cell anaemia. The video uses a mixture of home movies, studio and location based tableaux, interviews and testimonies to examine how he uses his art to come to terms with constant pain.

Genre:
Documentary

Series title:
Black Arts Video Project
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MKVFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-4974845
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file



Video materials(1)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: C-1470733
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status