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Clash
Synopsis
Commissioned by the BBC & BFI, CLASH is a short experimental documentary critiquing Britain's obsession with period dramas, and how they erase the diverse reality of Britain today. This film - part parody, part candid interview - is a response to Humphrey Jennings' 1942 'LISTEN TO BRITAIN', a documentary used to propel a myth of national unity. CLASH, through the perspectives of underrepresented queer people of colour, critiques the myths we still tell ourselves on screen. Through candid interviews and staged period-drama sequences with our subjects - involving a hobby horse race in East London - our film explores the issues surrounding nostalgic heritage cinema, and how it erases the diverse landscape of Britain today.
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Amrou Al-Kadhi,
  • Writer:
    Amrou Al-Kadhi,
  • Producer:
    Savannah James-Bayly,
  • Cinematographer:
  • Editor:
    Fiona Brands,
  • Cast:
    Tim McInnerny, Umber Ghauri, Nadine Davis, Tia Simon-Campbell, Basi Akpabio,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Raoul Brand,
  • Production Design:
    Elena Isolini,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Thomas Ross Fitzsimons,
  • Costume Design:
    Lindsey Archer,
  • Makeup Designer:
    Scarlett O'Connell,

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