More from the history books…
This one is titled "Schwarzfahrer" (aka "Black Rider") – a 1993 German short film directed by Pepe Danquart, which won the Academy Award in 1994 for Best Short Subject.
The 10-minute black and white film follows an incident of racism on a tram in Germany: In short, an elderly white woman verbally abuses a black man, expressing her prejudices against asylum-seekers and immigrants. The other passengers eavesdrop, but don’t intervene. When the ticket inspector turns up to check everyone’s tickets something unexpected occurs and the tables turn…
The young black man was played by Paul…
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