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Who Needs a Heart: Directed by John Akomfrah. With Caroline Burghard, Treva Etienne, Ruth Gemmell, Caroline Lee-Johnson. Describes the turbulence of 'Black Power' in 1960s England through the life and times of 'Michael X', a Black Power leader, and a mixed group of friends and lovers whose social scene mirrors the fortunes of the Black Power ...
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1991 Directed by John Akomfrah. The tumultuous life of the controversial 1960s black revolutionary (and convicted murderer) Michael X is illustrated by a kaleidoscopic melding of sound and images.
- John Akomfrah
- Black Audio Film Collective
Sep 10, 2012 · Release Details. Duration: 80 mins. Cast and crew. Director: John Akomfrah. Screenwriter: John Akomfrah, Eddie George. Cast: Caroline Burghard. Treva Ettiene. Ruth Gemmell. An email you’ll actually...
Who Needs A Heart. TX: Channel 4. 1991. Single channel 16mm film transferred to video, sound. 80 minutes. Director: John Akomfrah. Producer: Lina Gopaul. Who Needs A Heart is a series of micro narratives through which we follow the lives of a group of friends and lovers between 1965 and 1975.
The tumultuous life of the controversial 1960s black revolutionary (and convicted murderer) Michael X is illustrated by a kaleidoscopic melding of sound and images. The radically discordant free jazz soundtrack provides a surreal counterpoint to the mix of newsreel and staged footage in this exhilarating experiment in documentary storytelling.
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All about Movie: directors and actors, reviews and ratings, trailers, stills, backstage. The tumultuous life of the controversial 1960s black revoluti...