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BLACK actors; MOTION picture industry; BULLET Boy (Film); HOTEL Rwanda (Film); CROSSING Bridges (Film); HITCH (Film); BEAUTY Shop (Film); GUESS Who (Film); OKONEDO, Sophie; WALTERS, Ashley

Focuses on black leading actors in motion pictures in Great Britain and the United States. Reference to the motion picture "Bullet Boy," starring Ashley Walters; Prevalence of films featuring black actors in the United States, including "Beauty Shop," "Guess Who," and "Hitch"; Reference to the film "Crossing Bridges," by Mark Norfolk; Comments made by Sophie Okonedo, an actress in the motion picture "Hotel Rwanda."