Riot (1999)
John Akomfrah’s seminal Riot traces the riots in Liverpool during July 1981 in a climate of economic recession under Thatcher’s regime. Akomfrah captures this turning point in Britain’s struggle towards multicultural democracy through interviews revealing the ghettoisation and racial abuse in Toxteth that escalated with stop-and-search policing tactics following the “sus” laws.
Director: John Akomfrah
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Paul Barber as Narrator |
| Production | Henry Southgate | Production Manager |
| Production | Derek Murray | Research Assistant |
| Production | Lucy Johnson | Production Assistant |
| Writing | Edward George | Writer |
| Production | Cheryl Varley | Research Assistant |
| Art | Mary Moss | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Kalbir Dhillon | Researcher |
| Camera | Dewald Aukema | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Patrick Duval | Additional Camera |
| Sound | Trevor Mathison | Sound Recordist |
| Production | David Lawson | Producer |
| Editing | Katherine Grincell | Colorist |
| Sound | Robin Fellows | Sound Editor |
| Production | Lina Gopaul | Producer |
| Editing | Nick Follows | Editor |
| Directing | John Akomfrah | Director |