Michael X
Synopsis
Michael X (born Michael de Freitas) emerged as a leader in the Black Power movement in the 1960s. He was instrumental in organising the first outdoor Notting Hill Carnival and became friends with John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
In 1969 he became the leader of a Black Power commune in London but when it burnt down he fled to his native Trinidad. He set up another commune but that also burnt down in a fire. The bodies of two people, including his cousin Joe Skerritt, were discovered and he was sentenced to death for Skerritt’s murder in 1972 and was hanged in 1975.
The case has been the subject of several conspiracy theories.
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of film
- Features
- Director
- Clint Dyer, Gabriel Clarke
- Producer
- Victoria Barrell, John McKenna
- Executive Producer
- Tristan Whalley, Jessie Mangum
- Archive Producer
- Dog and Duck Films
Genre
Production status
Pre-production
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Last updated 2nd February 2018
