Concrete Garden

A charming story about a West Indian girl who moves to 1950s London Marcia has spent most of her 11 years living with her Jamaican grandmother but is sent to damp dark London to start a new life with her parents Missing her gran terribly Marcia is surrounded by bullying schoolgirls racism on TV and a jealous younger brother Only her favourite pop star will help her feel at home Concrete Garden is a wonderfully observed graduation film from director Alrick Riley With warm performances from a young cast and exquisite detail in the production design this tender short film powerfully evokes the trials and tribulations faced by kids settling in 1950s Britain