Project Detail

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

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Cable Street Productions and APT Films

yoav@happyness.org.uk

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