EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and Dartmouth Movies are commemorating 5 years for the reason that dying of George Floyd with a function doc that will probably be given a theatrical launch.
BACKLASH: The Homicide of George Floyd [working title] will function interviews with members of Floyd’s household, Chief Medaria Arradondo, the Minneapolis Police Chief who took the daring step of testifying in opposition to considered one of his personal officers, and then-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s closest advisor on race Samuel Kasumu.
The doc comes 5 years after Floyd was murdered by a white police officer, which was the catalyst for the Black Lives Matter protests of summer season 2020.
At a time when range initiatives within the U.S. are being scrapped by President Trump’s decree, and Elon Musk is retweeting Ben Shapiro’s name for the police officer who murdered Floyd to be pardoned, the movie explores how Floyd’s dying turned some of the vital moments in fashionable historical past, a real reckoning.
The doc will probably be given a restricted theatrical run by Dartmouth Movies in round 10 UK cinemas earlier than launching on the BBC in late Might. It’s considered one of a number of BBC options to go theatrical together with, most lately, From Roger Moore, With Love.
Director Kwabena Oppong mentioned: “The shockwaves of George Floyd’s homicide in Might 2020 turned a catalyst for change worldwide—or so it appeared. Over the previous 5 years, we’ve seen progress and progress, but in addition a rising backlash. Behind every little thing we eat on TV, within the information, and on social media, there’s a deeper story.”
BACKLASH comes from prolific UK doc maker Rogan Productions and Dartmouth Movies. It’s directed by Oppong and was commissioned by Clare Sillery. Govt producers are James Rogan, Teresa Watkins and Soleta Rogan. The BBC commissioning editors are Carl Callam and Emma Loach. The producer is Satema Tarawally. Editors are Gregg Morgan, Alasdair Bayne and Brett Irwin, and music is by Swindle.
