New Territories (Spectacle is King)
Synopsis
The film is inspired by Isaac Julien’s TERRITORIES, made with Sankofa Film and Video Collective in 1984. While Julien catalogues the antagonistic relationship between Black community and the police at Notting Hill Carnival, NEW TERRITORIES considers the role of spectatorship turned consumerism in laying the ground in which Black and Caribbean identities are defined.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 17 min
- Format
- 16mm Film
- Director
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Rhea Storr
- Screenwriter
- Rhea Storr
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Sales Company
LUX
Waterlow Park CentreDartmouth Park Hill
London
N19 5JF
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