(Riot)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

50 minutes

Year:

1999

Directors:

John Akomfrah

Production companies:

Smoking Dog Films,

Channel 4 Television

Actors:

Narrator

Crews:

Writer

Researcher

Research Assistant

Research Assistant

Production Manager