An Unimaginable Leap
Synopsis
AN UNIMAGINABLE LEAP traverses loosely associated events and places: 16mm footage of daily life in contemporary Jamaica; caves as portals; and a celebration of Jamaican Independence Day at a cricket club in Manchester. Moments of respite and celebration are negotiated alongside the threat of ecological degradation and bauxite mining, in order to consider the relationship between revolutionary time, the climate emergency and cinematic form.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2026
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 17 min 48 sec
- Format
- 16mm; Hi8
- Director
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Hope Pearl Strickland
- Producer
- Hope Pearl Strickland, Nuria Lopez de la Oliva Mena
- Editor
- Hope Pearl Strickland, Jennifer Lauren Martin
- Director of Photography
- Hope Pearl Strickland
- Sound
- Hope Pearl Strickland, Felix Taylor
- Composer
- Felix Taylor
- Principal cast
- James Jordan Johnson
- Creative Consultancy
- Jennifer Lauren Martin
- Colour Grade
- Jason R. Moffat
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Production Status
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