Clash (2017)
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.
Director: Amrou Al-Kadhi
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Tim McInnerny as Narrator |
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Umber Ghauri as |
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Nadine Davis as |
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Tia Simon-Campbell as |
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Basi Akpabio as |
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Temi Wilkey as |
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Travis Alabanza as |
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Ijeoma Uzoukwu as |
| Directing | Amrou Al-Kadhi | Director |
| Production | Savannah James-Bayly | Producer |
| Writing | Amrou Al-Kadhi | Writer |
| Camera | Catherine Goldschmidt | Director of Photography |
| Art | Elena Isolini | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindsey Archer | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scarlett O'Connell | Makeup Designer |
| Editing | Fiona Brands | Editor |
| Sound | Thomas Ross Fitzsimons | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Raoul Brand | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |