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
Spartacus
History, War, Drama, Adventure
7.5
Amistad
Drama, History, Mystery
7.0
Animal Farm
Animation, Drama
7.0
Ernesto
Drama, History
7.0
The Battle of Algiers
Drama, War, History
7.9
Midday Event
Action, Crime, History
6.3
The Ten Commandments
Drama, History
7.8
Lenin: The Train
Drama, History, TV Movie
6.2
Lenin in Paris
History
3.8
The Story of Zhou Enlai
Drama, History
6.5
The Last Emperor
Drama, History
7.6
The Warrior
History, Drama, Action, War
7.0
¡Las Sandinistas!
History, Documentary
7.0
Palm Trees in the Snow
Drama, History, Romance
7.4
Land and Freedom
War, Drama, History
7.3
Mandingo
Romance, Drama, History
6.7
The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores
Documentary, History
6.4
Roma
Drama, History, Romance, Mystery
6.6
The Pride and the Passion
War, History, Romance
5.9