Vagabond
Synopsis
This debut feature film, written, choreographed and directed by its leading man, the black dancer Rodrequez King-Dorset, shows a creative dance artist in the grip of a personal crisis.
The film depicts the black ghetto lives of two black boys in England in the 1980s, one a newly arrived African, the other an Afro-Caribbean, and highlights the ethnic tensions between their respective groups. The young black Briton, Lewis, (Troy John plays him as a boy) has to face scorn and misunderstanding from his father when he tries to become a professional dancer. Lewis has a close friendship with the African, Ramsey, (Andante Ajinzea) and a rewarding relationship with an Afro-Caribbean girl friend Maudi, (Naomi James). His African friend is imprisoned for a killing he was forced into in sheer self-defence, and this only adds to Lewis' confusion. He sets out creating a solo dance, which embodies some of his emotions.
The film has a predominantly black cast and was financed on a shoestring budget, largely as a result of the dedicated enthusiasm of all concerned in its making.
Details
- Year
- 2004
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 80 min
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
- Rodreguez King-Dorset 1st Feature
- Producer
- Rodreguez King-Dorset, Mikkel Buda Svak
- Editor
- Jim Bambrick
- Screenwriter
- Rodreguez King-Dorset
- Director of Photography
- Gerry Vasbenter
- Sound
- Alan Hill
- Music
- Wayne Ellington
- Principal Cast
- Rodreguez King-Dorset
- Contact
- officeofrodreguezkingdorset@gmail.com
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 5th September 2024
