Arts Council of England Movie Trailers

I’ll Be Back! Trailer (2022)

21 October 2022

Existing at the convergence of history and myth, the Haitian maroon leader François Mackandal returns to disrupt the colonial logic of the archive.

Short documentary following a new band travelling to Norwich for their fist gig outside London. The singer is a teenage boy from East London and the band combines rap, traditional Indian sounds, ragga and reggae to examine politics, cultural identity and racism.

Celebrashan Trailer (1995)

05 January 1995

Short documentary film about the influence of African oral tradition, poetry, dance and drumming on popular musical forms such as rap, hip-hop and jungle.

The Directors: Marcus Trailer (2002)

04 November 2002

The Directors is a collaboration between artist Marcus Coates and five individuals in recovery from different lived experiences of psychosis.

The Directors: Lucy Trailer (2022)

04 November 2022

The Directors is a collaboration between artist Marcus Coates and five individuals in recovery from different lived experiences of psychosis.

Perestroika: Reconstructed Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

Re-mixes and extends Perestroika (2009) into two sequences. Sequence one constritutes the 2009 version, while the second sequence constructs a new framing narrative that reinterprets and reconfigures both the imagery and the experience of the first.

Doubled Up Trailer (2004)

15 November 2004

Sam Moore's Doubled Up tells of the shock and awe of finding out she was expecting twins. The film is an opulent and multi-faceted song of love, panic, fear and lots of nappies.

Civil Rites Trailer (2017)

10 September 2017

A cine-poem, taking as a starting point Martin Luther King's 1967 speech, given on receipt of his honorary doctorate from the University of Newcastle, and visiting key locations in the city's history of civil resistance.

Jumping Joan Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

With the dark resonance of the nursery rhyme from which it is drawn, this river story probes isolation and imagination, all painted directly onto hard plaster.

We the Ragamuffin Trailer (1992)

11 July 1992

Julian Henriques' urban musical showcases the style, vernacular and vibrancy of British Caribbean Dancehall culture.

Boudica: A Norfolk Story Trailer (2013)