John Akomfrah’s seminal Riot traces the riots in Liverpool during July 1981 in a climate of economic recession under Thatcher’s regime. Akomfrah captures this turning point in Britain’s struggle towards multicultural democracy through interviews revealing the ghettoisation and racial abuse in Toxteth that escalated with stop-and-search policing tactics following the “sus” laws.
Crew
John Akomfrah
Director
Edward George
Writer
Nick Follows
Editor
Dewald Aukema
Director of Photography
Katherine Grincell
Colorist
David Lawson
Producer
Lina Gopaul
Producer
Lucy Johnson
Production Assistant
Patrick Duval
Additional Camera
Robin Fellows
Sound Editor
Trevor Mathison
Sound Recordist
Henry Southgate
Production Manager
Kalbir Dhillon
Researcher
Mary Moss
Graphic Designer
Derek Murray
Research Assistant
Cheryl Varley
Research Assistant