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.
Apocalypto
Action, Drama, History
7.6
The Story of Zhou Enlai
Drama, History
6.5
The Warrior
History, Drama, Action, War
7.0
Amistad
Drama, History, Mystery
7.0
Animal Farm
Animation, Drama
7.0
The Battle of Algiers
Drama, War, History
7.9
Palm Trees in the Snow
Drama, History, Romance
7.4
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Drama, History, TV Movie
6.2
The Ten Commandments
Drama, History
7.8
We Who Remain
Documentary, History, War
7.5
Midday Event
Action, Crime, History
6.3
The Mouse and His Child
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family
6.2
Mandingo
Romance, Drama, History
6.7
Land and Freedom
War, Drama, History
7.3
Marquis
Animation, Comedy
6.4
The Pride and the Passion
War, History, Romance
5.9
The Sailor’s Song
History, Drama
6.5
Huckleberry Finn
Adventure, Animation
6.3
The Last Emperor
Drama, History
7.6
Africa Rising
Documentary, History, Music
7.5