Clench - What are you fighting for?
Riffat Ahmed
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Riffat Ahmed
Synopsis
This short film tells the story of Ash, a mixed-race girl from Old Trafford, Manchester, UK. On a youth referral scheme, we see Ash travel to the iconic Salford Lads Club where she takes up boxing as a way of dealing with her troubled past. By portraying Ash’s experience of the sport, the film highlights how the boxing ring can be a neutral space where race and neighborhood politics are left outside.
The film looks at not only Ash’s own experience of racism, but also the preconceptions she and others hold about other people and places.
Clench demonstrates how boxing can become the ultimate visual tool for communication between generations, highlighting that every person has a story to tell regardless of how they look.
Details
- Year
- 2012
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running Time
- 15 mins 39 secs
- Format
- RED cam (HD)
- Director
- Riffat Ahmed
- Producer
- Shane Davey and Courtney Edwards
- Co-Producer
- Riffat Ahmed and Fabien Soazandry
- Executive Producer
- Riffat Ahmed and The Runnymede Trust
- Editor
- Vid Price
- Screenwriter
- Riffat Ahmed
- Director of Photography
- Jake Scott
- Production Designer
- Riffat Ahmed
- Sound
- Ashley Charles
- Music
- Sam Bawes
- Principal Cast
- Hussina Raja and Kevin Morris
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 2nd September 2013
