Project Detail

The Passion of Remembrance

Synopsis

In their seminal, intersectional first feature, directors Maureen Blackwood and Isaac Julien incisively interrogate Black British experience, fusing dramatic scenes of family life with documentary and mystical elements, to give richly imaginative witness to a ‘post-colonial’ identity that encompasses generational, class, sexual and gender differences. Vividly manipulated footage of urban unrest, police brutality, gay rights marches and the miners’ strike, alongside chopped-up sequences showing a buzzing London night life, are intertwined, creating a penetrating example of Sankofa’s disruptive critique of 1980s Britain. And it looks fantastic. The film screens in a simultaneous transatlantic premiere with the New York Film Festival.
(London Film Festival)

Details

Year
1986
Type of project
Features
Running time
82 min
Director
Maureen Blackwood, Isaac Julien
Producer
Martina Attille
Director of Photography
Nina Kellgren
Principal cast
Anni Domingo, Antonia Thomas, Ram John Holder

Production Status

Production Company

Sankofa Film & Video Collective

Sales Company

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