Project Detail

Making History

Synopsis

A film mixing real time documentary of an unedited conversation of two famous poets - one the father of Dub poetry and the other Nobel prize nominated, breaking the bread together on questions of identity, and a fictional element, of a young woman cruising through night time New York.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Caecilia Tripp, Karen D McKinnon
Producer
Marc Boothe, Erinma Ochu
Co-Producer
Marc Boothe, Erinma Ochu
Editor
Obi Mgbado, Agnieszka Liggett
Screenwriter
Caecilia Tripp, Karen D McKinnon
Director of Photography
Tobyn Yelland
Sound
Gabriel Cyr
Composer
DJ Spooky, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Edwin Sykes
Principal cast
Edouard Glissant, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts

Production Status

Production Company

B3 Media

Electric Avenue Studios
3b Electric Avenue
London SW9 8JY
UK

Sales Company

B3 Media

Electric Avenue Studios
3b Electric Avenue
London SW9 8JY
UK

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