From the Black Earth (2022)
From the Black Earth is a collaboration between Bristol based company Cables and Cameras, and a local farmer Humphrey Lloyd. Employing both lucid speakers and poetic camera work, the film poses stark questions such as; why does food poverty exist in a nation of plenty, and why are people of colour so under represented not only in our countryside and farms, but in the environmental movement more broadly? By giving a platform to people of colour who are connecting with nature and working the land, this short documentary starts to unpick these questions...
Director: Bashart Malik
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Humphrey Lloyd as |
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Tara Miran as |
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Roy Kareem as |
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Mark Barnaby as |
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Mandy Watson as |
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Dee Woods as |
| Directing | Bashart Malik | Director |
| Production | Gary Thompson | Producer |
| Sound | Ric De Mowbray | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Cal Janhag | Colorist |
| Crew | Michael Padilla | Steadycam |
| Camera | Stella Jordan | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Ismail Gohar | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Moniee Wilson | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Kirean Jenvey | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Jack Eastman | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Alex Garbutt | Sound Recordist |