Project Detail

Clench - What are you fighting for?

Riffat Ahmed

Synopsis

This short film tells the story of Ash, a mixed-race girl from Old Trafford, Manchester, UK. On a youth referral scheme, we see Ash travel to the iconic Salford Lads Club where she takes up boxing as a way of dealing with her troubled past. By portraying Ash’s experience of the sport, the film highlights how the boxing ring can be a neutral space where race and neighborhood politics are left outside.

The film looks at not only Ash’s own experience of racism, but also the preconceptions she and others hold about other people and places.

Clench demonstrates how boxing can become the ultimate visual tool for communication between generations, highlighting that every person has a story to tell regardless of how they look.

Details

Year: 2012
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 15 mins 39 secs
Format: RED cam (HD)
Director: Riffat Ahmed
Producer: Shane Davey and Courtney Edwards
Co-Producer: Riffat Ahmed and Fabien Soazandry
Executive Producer: Riffat Ahmed and The Runnymede Trust
Editor: Vid Price
Screenwriter: Riffat Ahmed
Director of Photography: Jake Scott
Production Designer: Riffat Ahmed
Sound: Ashley Charles
Composer: Sam Bawes
Principal cast: Hussina Raja and Kevin Morris

Genre

Experimental Human Rights Sport Woman Director Asian Black Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Davey Inc and Runnymede Trust

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www.runnymedetrust.org

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