Eduqas GCSE Film Studies · C670
Component 1
Revise: The Hate U Give: contexts and key sequencesThe film’s political context includes Black Lives Matter. The movement began in July 2013 through the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter following George Zimmerman’s acquittal over the shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin. Demonstrations following the 2014 deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York City brought it wider attention.