Project Detail

Fleshback: Queer Raving in Manchester's Twilight Zones

Synopsis

'Fleshback: Queer Raving in Manchester’s Twilight Zone’ celebrates the long and vivid history of alternative queer raving in the North of England, placing Manchester at the forefront of progressive queer rave culture.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 mins
Format
Digital, 16mm
Director
Stephen Isaac-Wilson
Producer
Anais Bremond
Executive Producer
Joe Walker, Joe Alexander
Editor
Nathan Greenwood
Director of Photography
Harry Wheeler; Assistant Camera: Joseph Bird
Sound
James Parkes
Composer
A. Morgan, Max Wyatt, Gina Breeze, Ellis, Hesse Groove, Brooks Alxndr James, BFTT, RareBiT, Bhrisc, Locopomo, JS Zeiter, Jacob Samuel, Nurse Despise, Brooks
Music Researcher
Amy Lee
Archive Curator
Abigail Ward
Archive Producer
Anaïs Brémond
Archive Researchers
Debora Ipekel, Bradley Steptoe

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Production Status

Production Company

Boiler Room

Stephen Isaac-Wilson
52-56 Pritchard's Road
London
E2 9AP

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