Movies and TvShows featuring "west-indian" theme.

Small Axe is an anthology series that delves into the lives of black people in London, particularly during the 1960s-1980s. Each episode features a different story and characters, highlighting the challenges and experiences of the West Indian community in the city.

A young French woman becomes pregnant and moves to a London boarding-house, facing various struggles and finding unexpected connections.

Alice meets with his uncle in the castle where he works as a servant. She pretends to be rich to conquer the marquis but Alicia fall in love with the groom.

Flame in the Streets is a 1961 British drama film directed by Roy Ward Baker. Racial tensions manifest themselves at home, work and on the streets during Bonfire Night in the burgeoning West Indian community of early 1960s Britain. Trades union leader (Mills) fights for the rights of a black worker but struggles with the news that his own daughter is planning to marry a West Indian, much against his own logic and the prejudice of his wife.

Middle-class parents are confounded when their son brings home his new partner: an elegant, confusingly androgynous West Indian.

And the Pursuit of Happiness is a documentary film that explores the challenges and triumphs of immigrants in the United States. Through interviews and personal stories, the film highlights the struggles faced by individuals from various backgrounds as they navigate the complexities of emigration, asylum, deportation, and border patrol. From John F. Kennedy International Airport to the US-Mexico border, the film sheds light on the experiences of immigrants from different countries, including Russia, Nicaragua, Cuba, and more. It also delves into the history of immigration in America, touching on topics such as prejudice, language barriers, and the pursuit of the American dream.

A documentary series that charts the Haitian-American experience of Motown Maurice, a future cultural icon, featuring interviews from his past and present.

Hit For Six! is the story of a playboy West Indies cricketer who is still fighting the demons of his past, which includes a match-fixing charge. He learns about love as he struggles for his last chance to play in a major global tournament. And he desperately wants to earn the respect of his estranged father, a former great West Indies cricketer. This inspirational and emotional drama, punctuated with excitement, intrigue and love, recounts how Alex Nelson, a talented but inconsistent cricketer, has been sidelined from the West Indies team for scuffling with his coach, Amir Misra of India. Blackballed by the team for three years, he pursues an unlikely quest to get back on the team for a last chance to play in the Global One Day Series — an opportunity unfairly denied to his father.

A naïve and "nice" West Indian's descent into postcolonial cynicism is depicted in a twenty minute monologue from writer Farrukh Dhondy.

A family give up their modern lives for one summer to experience what life was like for Caribbeans who immigrated to Britain in the postwar period. Beginning in 1948, the year the Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury and discharged its passengers, the Irwin family travel through the 1950s and 60s, guided by presenter Giles Coren and social historian Emma Dabiri who introduce them to their new homes as well as the events of the time. Along the way the Irwins discover the food, work and entertainment of first-generation immigrants making their lives in Brixton.