Almost Liverpool 8
Synopsis
Focussing on one photograph from his collection, a group of filmmakers from the area paint a contemporary portrait of the same postcode through the people who inhabit it today. From Turner Prize winning projects to a new generation of poets and artists, this film heads into the heart of the community to meet photographers, beekeepers, urban griots and the people that make Liverpool 8 a model example of a modern community.
A melting pot of cultures, people from all countries converge in an area as diverse as its population, where Georgian townhouses rub shoulders with social housing, and Mosques stand opposite Synagogues.
ALMOST LIVERPOOL 8 is a lyrical look from within at a community often misunderstood.
Details
- Year
- 2021
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 88 min
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Daniel Draper, Allan Melia
- Producer
- Christie Allanson, Daniel Draper
- Editor
- Christie Allanson
- Screenwriter
- Daniel Draper
- Director of Photography
- Allan Melia
- Sound
- Sam Auguste
- Principal cast
- Don McCullin, Joe Farrag, Barrie Chang, Brodie Arthur, Wendy Okoli, Amina Atiq, Roger McGough, Yusuf Ashour, Olivier Stockman, Maryam Ghorbankarimi, Ab Badwi, Delucia Emina, Hawkar Tala, Elliss Eyo-Thompson, Jane MacNeil, Cassius James, Ronnie Hughes, Bus
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Shut Out The Light
21 Park WayToxteth
Liverpool L8 1TS
Sales Company
Shut Out The Light
21 Park WayToxteth
Liverpool L8 1TS
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