Cuts, No Ifs Or Buts
sarah lewis
Synopsis
Filmed over a 25-year period, CUTS, NO IFS OR BUTS delivers a vital portrait of the low-key, yet world-famous London barbershop ‘Cuts’ – not just a place to get your hair styled but a space for street fashion and pop innovators. Guided by freewheeling founders James Lebon and Steve Brooks who met when one was a Rockerbilly and the other a New Romantic, the salon moved from early 80s post punk roots to become a communal hub for DJs, photographers and style icons, an influencer in the analogue age. The film allows us to bear witness to the passing of time and the profound and often tragic personal change in the hairdressers' lives within the wider context of change in the UK's political and cultural landscape. It highlights the themes of family and creativity and is an anthem of the promise of youth and the friendships that endure (or not) over a lifetime.
https://cutsnoifsorbuts.com
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 107 min
- Format
- 16mm, Super 8, UHD, HDV, DV, iphone, mov
- Director
- Sarah Lewis
- Producer
- Sarah Lewis, Anna Hashmi
- Co-Producer
- Jenny Selden
- Executive Producer
- Anna Hashmi, Tyrone Lebon, Michael Kopelman, Giorgio de Mitri
- Editor
- Sarah Lewis, Anne Perri
- Director of Photography
- John Hoare, Sarah Lewis, Dave Roman, Tim Potter, Raul Prado
- Sound
- Steve Anderson, Gary Cummings, Aidan Hobbs, Roger Johnson, Rory Rooney
- Film Title Note
- FKA No Ifs or Buts
- 16mm footage-1996-1999 Cuts
- Directed/Produced by Jenny Selden, Sarah Lewis
- Super 8 footage courtesy of
- Crunch Productions Nemeth 1, 1984, Director- Mark Lebon
- ‘Brook’s Quest’, 1988
- Director- Dick Jewell
- Headcases, 1988
- Director – Dick Jewell
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Production status
Post-production
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Last updated 10th October 2024
