Bhangra Jig

Pratibha Parmar

Cinenova

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1990

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United Kingdom

Original format:

Umatic Video

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SD digital file

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Commissioned by Channel 4 as a television intervention piece celebrating Glasgow as the European cultural capital, ‘Bhangra Jig’ weaves together Asian and Scottish/European cultures in a four minute “music” video. A Scottish Asian woman in leather jacket and tartan skirt walks through superimposed images of Glaswegian architecture, statues and the inside of a Mosque dome. These images are intercut with young people dancing to the ongoing soundtrack of Bhangra music ‘East meets West' signifying a rich, multicultural identity.

Description Source: Cinenova Catalogue (1994). Edited by Kate Norrish. Editorial committee: Elaine Burrows, Liane Harris, Helen de Witt

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