Beginning at the industrial revolution of the ‘great north’, Jenn Nkiru draws lines between peoples, cities, countries, buildings, movements, bodies and spaces(s) using a mixture of archive materials and new footage. There is little stillness as we are pushed and pulled through Black histories and communities across the city of Manchester and beyond. Nkiru has termed this filmmaking process “cosmic archeology”, and it is grounded in Afro-surrealism, experimental film and the Black arts movement.
The Great North explores themes of human body, architecture, manchester. It is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 52 min
Director: Jenn Nkiru
Writers: Jenn Nkiru
Cast: Aaron Orr, Adele Jones, Akil Scafe-Smith, Alfonso Buller, Andrew Jones, Ann Sargé, Annika Campbell-Hypolite, Dammy Aminu, Denise Southworth, Edmond Smith, Ella Spencer, Emilly Yeboah Obeng
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Themes: human body, architecture, manchester, modern architecture, manchester, england, industrial history
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