Shot predominantly in black and white, with spot colour for a Jewish child's red coat the film's unique identifying mark it recalls the tradition of post-war Italian neo-realism and the even older photographs of Roman Vishniac of Jewish life in Poland before the Nazis.

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The fabricators choose which colour each spot is to be, and use ordinary household paint to apply the shades.

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The neatly designed, New York City-style blocks explode with colour, sound and traffic - marking the spot where Western order and African energy intersect.

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