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‘American Son’ Director Rapman: ‘Blue Story’ Cinema Ban Won’t Happen to Another Black Director

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By Manori Ravindran International Editor Director Rapman endured the unthinkable around the U.K. release of his feature film debut, “Blue Story,” about warring South London gangs.

After a brawl broke out at a Birmingham cinema following the film’s release, exhibitors Vue and Showcase temporarily pulled “Blue Story” from screens claiming a spate of other incidents, and sparking a national debate about their motivations for doing so.

But after U.S. protests around George Floyd’s death in police custody reignited the urgency of the Black Lives Matter movement and the need to amplify Black voices, Rapman is determined his experience won’t befall another Black director again. “Going forward, I don’t think any cinema chain will ban [a film]

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