The Colonial Film Unit (C.F.U) was a propaganda and educational film production organization of the British government. It produced films for various British colonies including British Guiana and

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. The Jamaica Film Unit was a division for films produced in

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. The Colonial Film Unit was established in 1939 and produced 200 films before being shut down in 1955. It was part of Britain's Ministry of Information. It produced a magazine titled ''Colonial Cinema''. Training filmmakers was also an important part of the unit's activities. Originally established to produce British war propaganda, the C.F.U. transitioned to making instructional films after

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*''Learie Constantine, welfare worker and cricketer'', a documentary about

Learie Constantine Learie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine, (21 September 19011 July 1971) was a West Indian cricketer, lawyer and politician who served as Trinidad and Tobago's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and became the UK's first black pee ...

's welfare department work *''Springime in an English Village'' (1944) *''African Visitors to the Tower of London'' (1949) *''Journey by a London Bus'' (1950) *''Towards True Democracy'' (1951)

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