Project Detail

People Meeting in a Room

Synopsis

People Meeting in a Room reflects on collective film making and workers’ activism, connecting the histories of activists and film makers associated with the Birmingham Trade Union Resource Centre in the 1980s with a group of contemporary collaborators who interpret archival films and collective actions through animation, performance and conversation.

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 min
Format
Digital
Director
Adam Lewis Jacob
Producer
Elizabeth Murphy
Executive Producer
Abigail Addison and Gary Thomas for Animate Projects; Yasmeen Baig-Clifford for Vivid Projects
Principal cast
Featuring Ranbir Bains, Marian Hall, Muhammad Idrish, Ian Sergeant, Cathy Wade, Barry Burns, Christian Noelle Charles, Alicia Matthews, Tony Morris, Laurie Pitt
Animation
Jason Kerley

Production Status

Production Company

Animate Projects

45 Empress Road
Derby
DE23 6TD
UK

Sales Company

Animate Projects

45 Empress Road
Derby
DE23 6TD
UK

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