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The Battle of Cable Street

Synopsis

Blurring the line between live action and animation, this is a remarkable re-telling of a seminal event in British and Anglo-Jewish history. A young boy is taken inside the magical world of his own sketchbook by his grandfather, and shown what it was like when Oswald Mosley's 'blackshirt fascists' attempted to march through the East End of London.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins
Format
HiDef
Director
Yoav Segal
Producer
Jonny Persey, Yoav Segal
Co-Producer
Jonny Persey, Yoav Segal
Editor
Ben 'Muffin' Campbell
Screenwriter
Yoav Segal
Director of Photography
David Raedeker
Production Designer
Asaf Agranat
Sound
Christopher Wilson
Composer
Mat Davidson
Principal cast
Leon Lissek, Sami Chaoui
Lead Animator
Asaf Agranat
Lead Rotoscoper
Adriano Gazza

Categories

Fiction Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Cable Street Productions and APT Films

yoav@happyness.org.uk

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