Clash

Commissioned by the BBC & BFI CLASH is a short experimental documentary critiquing Britain's obsession with period dramas and how they erase the diverse reality of Britain today. This film - part parody part candid interview - is a response to Humphrey Jennings' 1942 'LISTEN TO BRITAIN' a documentary used to propel a myth of national unity. CLASH through the perspectives of underrepresented queer people of colour critiques the myths we still tell ourselves on screen. Through candid interviews and staged period-drama sequences with our subjects - involving a hobby horse race in East London - our film explores the issues surrounding nostalgic heritage cinema and how it erases the diverse landscape of Britain today.