The Nine Muses

2010

5.6 (6)

1 hr 34 min

English

Part documentary, part personal essay, this experimental film combines archive imagery with the striking wintry landscapes of Alaska to tell the story of immigrant experience coming into the UK from 1960 onwards.

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Free

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Status
Released
Production
Smoking Dog Films

Keywords

  • immigration
  • african

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Top Crew

John Akomfrah · Director, Writer

Dewald Aukema · Cinematographer

Miikka Leskinen · Editor

David Lawson · Producer

Lina Gopaul · Producer

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