Dionne Warwick Don't Make Me Over

language

There is moderate bad language ('bitch'), accompanied by other milder terms ('ass', 'butt', 'screw' and 'God').

discrimination

There are references to racism in the American South from the 1950s, with montages containing archive footage of white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, speaking in favour of the segregation of Black people. Footage also includes uses of the term 'coloured'. Other footage documents violence against Black people during protests by the Civil Rights Movement, such as use of water canons and police dogs. There are also verbal recollections of racist behaviour by white Americans, including police. Other references to discrimination include a segment about the AIDs epidemic in the 1980s and the stigma surrounding it. For example, a news report associates the cause of the disease with the 'lifestyle of the homosexual'. Discrimination and racism is clearly not condoned by the work, with the documentary foregrounding the success and resilience of Dionne Warwick and other Black artists in the face of adversity.

disturbing images

A black and white image depicts the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King, with blood pooling beneath his head and body.

additional issues: There are mild verbal references to drug misuse. There are also some upsetting scenes and images, including a man suffering from AIDs in hospital, as well as families and friends in mourning at the funeral of Whitney Houston.

moderate bad language, images of real dead bodies, discrimination

Classified Date:

28/06/2022

Version:

2D

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Dogwoof

language

There is moderate bad language ('bitch'), accompanied by other milder terms ('ass', 'butt', 'screw' and 'God').

discrimination

There are references to racism in the American South from the 1950s, with montages containing archive footage of white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, speaking in favour of the segregation of Black people. Footage also includes uses of the term 'coloured'. Other footage documents violence against Black people during protests by the Civil Rights Movement, such as use of water canons and police dogs. There are also verbal recollections of racist behaviour by white Americans, including police. Other references to discrimination include a segment about the AIDs epidemic in the 1980s and the stigma surrounding it. For example, a news report associates the cause of the disease with the 'lifestyle of the homosexual'. Discrimination and racism is clearly not condoned by the work, with the documentary foregrounding the success and resilience of Dionne Warwick and other Black artists in the face of adversity.

disturbing images

A black and white image depicts the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King, with blood pooling beneath his head and body.

additional issues: There are mild verbal references to drug misuse. There are also some upsetting scenes and images, including a man suffering from AIDs in hospital, as well as families and friends in mourning at the funeral of Whitney Houston.

Classified date

28/06/2022
Language

English

Director(s)

Dave Wooley

Production Year

2022

Genre(s)

Documentary, Music

Approx. running minutes

96m