HERO: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life and Times of Mr. Ulric Cross
New York African Film Festival 2019
May 30 - June 4, 2019
Frances-Anne Solomon’s film tells the story of Ulric Cross, a West Indian lawyer who joined the Pan-African independence movements sweeping the world in the 1960s. HERO explores not only the life but also the dynamic and transformative times that Ulric was born into.
Q&A with Frances-Anne Solomon on May 30 & June 2
In 1941, a young man from Trinidad named Ulric Cross leaves his island home to seek his fortune. He emerges from World War II as the RAF’s most decorated West Indian. Cross’s long life spanned key moments of the 20th century, including independence in Africa and the Caribbean. Shot in Ghana, the United Kingdom, and Trinidad and Tobago, the film is not just about his life but also the transformative times in which he lived, and tells the untold story of those Caribbean professionals who helped to liberate Africa from colonialism.
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