The Stuart Hall Project
Synopsis
A person’s culture is something that is often described as fixed or defined and rooted in a particular region, nation, or state. Stuart Hall, one of the most preeminent intellectuals on the Left in Britain, updates this definition as he eloquently theorizes that cultural identity is fluid—always morphing and stretching toward possibility but also constantly experiencing nostalgia for a past that can never be revisited.
Filmmaker John Akomfrah uses the rich and complex mood created by Miles Davis’s trumpet to root a masterful tapestry of newly filmed material, archival imagery, excerpts from television programs, home movies, and family photographs to create this lyrical and emotionally powerful portrait of the life and philosophy of this influential theorist. Like a fine scotch, The Stuart Hall Project is smooth, complicated, and euphorically pleasing. It taps into a singular intelligence to extract the tools we need to make sense of our lives in the modern world (Sundance). http://www.wavelengthpictures.co.uk
Details
- Year
- 2013
- Type of film
- Features
- Director
- John Akomfrah
- Producer
- Lina Gopaul, David Lawson
- Executive Producer
- Mark Sealy
- Editor
- Nse Asuquo
- Director of Photography
- Dewald Aukema
- Sound
- Trevor Mathison and Robin Fellows
Genre
Production status
Complete
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