An allegorical story seen through the lens of a black school girl and her search for a history she can identify with.
Lesson in History was produced when Peters was a student at the West Surrey School of Art and Design. Having read The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton, she was inspired to make what she describes as 'the stories of black achievement and how stories had not been told.' The animated film was subsequently screened on the BBC as part of the series 10X10. It was shot on 16mm using cutouts, photography and masks.
The Last Emperor
Drama, History
7.6
Hammer
Horror, Fantasy, History
0.0
Grenada: Confronting the Past
Documentary, History
0.0
Africa Rising
Documentary, History, Music
7.5
Spartacus
History, War, Drama, Adventure
7.5
The Warrior
History, Drama, Action, War
7.0
The Pioneer
Drama, History
6.5
The Ten Commandments
Drama, History
7.8
The Story of Zhou Enlai
Drama, History
6.5
Lenin: The Train
Drama, History, TV Movie
6.2
Lenin in Paris
History
3.8
Amistad
Drama, History, Mystery
7.0
Animal Farm
Animation, Drama
7.0
Song of the South
Family, Animation
6.4
Apocalypto
Action, Drama, History
7.6
The Conspirators
History, Comedy, Drama
7.6
Ernesto
Drama, History
7.0
Mandingo
Romance, Drama, History
6.7
The Mouse and His Child
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family
5.8
The Deer King
Animation, Drama, Adventure, Fantasy
6.4