Project Detail

Bermuda Riots Are Different

Woman in Grape Bay tress in stripped shirt and dangling earring
Woman in yellow formal dress throws molotov cocktail

Synopsis

Bermuda, April 1968: once again a White US college student is crowned queen of the annual floral pageant, the greatest spectacle on the island home of the Easter Lilly. Hours later a race riot breaks out. The city burns. Across a decade of civil disturbances, encompassing assassinations and the last executions in the British Empire, BERMUDA RIOTS ARE DIFFERENT re-evaluates this contested history with the archival voices of Black Bermudian eyewitnesses.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2026

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 min
Format
Digital
Director
Alyson Thompson, Matt Mead
Editor
Matt Mead
Director of Photography
Alyson Thompson
Other Lead Creative(s)
Shanna Hollis, Cerise Woodley, Kayuntae Ming, Jahbarri Wilson, Makeem Bartley, Matthew Johnston
Sound design / Music
Drao°
Dubbing Mixer
Ben Gruber
BTS Photographer
Jayde Gibbons

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Production Status

Production Company

Sales Company

Alyson Thompson

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