Project Detail

The Great North

A Black woman sings and dances in a Greater Manchester community centre

Synopsis

Black history and modern-day architecture intertwine in a meditative new film about Manchester. Created by the visionary British artist and filmmaker Jenn Nkiru, THE GREAT NORTH pays homage to the people and cultures that make up a city.
Taking Manchester’s industrial history as a starting point, THE GREAT NORTH moves through the city’s Black communities and spaces – from living rooms in Moss Side to social clubs and community centres in Hulme. THE GREAT NORTH is the story of Manchester told through its Black, Asian and Irish communities, spanning outwards to the North of England and the rest of the world.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025
Official Selection BlackStar Film Festival 2025

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Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 52 min 1 sec
Format: Digital Video
Director: Jenn Nkriu
Producer: Aya Kaido, Nkem Nwaneri, Mikal Habteab, Nina Franklin, Steph Clarke
Executive Producer: Gabrielle Jenks, Hayley Pepler
Editor: Jermaine Quanioo
Screenwriter: Jenn Nkiru
Director of Photography: Fraser Rigg
Production Designer: Sami Khan
Composer: Lord Tusk, A Guy Called Gerald, Barry Adamson
Principal cast: Jordan Afi Lambert, Niall Cunningham, Adele Jones, Janette Martin, Michael McMillin, Stephen Mustchin, Nkita Potter, Gerald Rydel Simpson, Akil Scafe-Smith, Edmond Smith, Tim Williams, Kelise Gordon-Harrison, Riaz Ali, Dammy Aminu, Hope Bello, Reisso Bhaker, Gillian Bojang, Stephen Brown, Alfonso Buller, Annika Campbell-Hypolite, Esme Davis, Lilly Davis, Monique Dixon, Harry 'Hazza D Dolan a.k.a Hazza D, Tia Ellis, Kelise Gordon-Harrison, Mark Heselwood, Cleopatra Higgins, Yonah Higgins, Larry Highman, Andrew Jones, Jorden Afi Lambert, Zayne Macdonald, Feya Mattis, Patrick J. Maxwell, Jackie McNiesh, Tommy Nelson, Emilly Yeboah Obeng, Zia Opara, Aaron Orr, Luna Reid, Shameem Riaz, Trevor Roots, Rayal Rowe, Renee Rowe, Ann Sargé, Lucas Sharples, Rose Silver, Leon Smith, Denise Southworth, Eden Spencer, Elias Spencer, Ella Spencer, Joshua Spencer, Ronnie 'The General' Walfall, Juliet Williams

Genre

Black Experimental Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Factory International, Mothership production

Factory International

Callum Kirkwood
Aviva Studios
Water Street
Manchester
M3 4JQ

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