# animate! › Films › Go West Young Man by Keith Piper

Canonical: https://animate.org.uk/films/gowestyoungman/

Discovery terms: 1990s animation, computer animation, digital montage, racism, black masculinity, identity, fathers and sons, essay film, filmmaker, artist, curator

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Archive status: restored in 2026; historical calls, deadlines and services are closed.

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**Go West Young Man** a film by Keith Piper

[Keith Piper](https://www.keithpiper.info)

1996, 3 min 43 sec

![Go West Young Man, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/gowestyoungman06.jpg)

### a film by Keith Piper

### animate! synopsis

Man hands on misery to man. Father and son resist the stereotypes of their race and gender in this personal/historical survey of bias and prejudice. Montage and masculinity meet in an analysis of the black experience.

### key credits

**director**
Keith Piper

**father's voice**
Hayden Forde

**son's Voice**
Wilbert Johnson

**animator**
Keith Piper

**music**
Derek Richards

**sound designer**
Derek Richards

**producer**
Janice Cheddie

**Go West Young Man** film, stills and other materials © Keith Piper 1996