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After Eight: The Story of Satpal Ram

Name: After Eight: The Story of Satpal Ram
Director: Mos Hannan, Usayd Younis
Genre: Asian, Biography, Human Rights
Released: 2025
Duration: 30 min

Synopsis

Despite Britain’s curry houses serving the nation’s favourite cuisine, they have often served as backdrops for racism and violence.
In 1986 Satpal Ram was assaulted in a racially motivated attack at an Indian restaurant in Handsworth, Birmingham. Stabbed in the face with a glass bottle, he defended himself, sparking a chain of events that would shape his life.
AFTER EIGHT delves into the injustices of Satpal's trial, exposing biases and systemic shortcomings that led to a murder conviction despite clear evidence of self-defence. Through interviews, archival footage, and personal accounts, the documentary chronicles a decades-long global campaign for Satpal Ram’s freedom.
Official Selection Folkestone Documentary Festival 2025
Official Selection Flatpack Festival 2026

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Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 30 min
Director: Mos Hannan, Usayd Younis
Producer: Usayd Younis
Executive Producer: Hannah Bush Bailey
Editor: Mos Hannan
Composer: Wayne Roberts, B.J. Smith
Principal cast: Satpal Ram
Awards: Whicker Award for Best Short Documentary 2025; British Shorts Audience Award 2026

Genre

Asian Biography Human Rights

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund

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