Riot
John Akomfrah’s seminal Riot traces the riots in Liverpool during July 1981 in a climate of economic recession under Thatcher’s regime. Akomfrah captures this turning point in Britain’s struggle towards multicultural democracy through interviews revealing the ghettoisation and racial abuse in Toxteth that escalated with stop-and-search policing tactics following the “sus” laws.
Top Billed Cast
Paul Barber
Narrator
Featured Crew
Henry Southgate
Production Manager
Derek Murray
Research Assistant
Lucy Johnson
Production Assistant
Edward George
Writer
Cheryl Varley
Research Assistant
Mary Moss
Graphic Designer
Kalbir Dhillon
Researcher
Dewald Aukema
Director of Photography
Patrick Duval
Additional Camera
Trevor Mathison
Sound Recordist
David Lawson
Producer
Katherine Grincell
Colorist