The Long Goodbye
Synopsis
"In collaboration with actor-musician-activist Riz Ahmed, this work transcends the genre confines of a music video to create an incisive conceptual accompaniment to the title track from Ahmed’s personal album of the same name. Set in a speculative future of a risen right-wing and rampant post-Brexit racism, Riz unpacks his feelings towards his country in a powerful, gut-punch monologue of rap and spoken word." (London Short Film Festival)
Details
- Year
- 2021
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 11 min 42 sec
- Format
- Digital HD
- Director
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Aneil Karia
- Producer
- Tom Gardner
- Executive Producer
- Scott O'Donnell, Tim Nash, Sally Campbell, Seth Wilson, Saskia Whinney, Caroline Reason
- Editor
- Amanda James
- Screenwriter
- Aneil Karia, Riz Ahmed
- Director of Photography
- Stuart Bentley
- Production Designer
- Ruth Crawford
- Sound
- Paul Davies
- Music
- Riz Ahmed
- Principal cast
- Riz Ahmed, Hussina Raja, Javed Hashmi, Carl Prekkop
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Somesuch
Unit 2Royle Studios
41 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7SG
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