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Jun 6, 2021 · Almost Liverpool 8: Directed by Daniel Draper, Allan Melia. With Brodie Arthur, Yusuf Ashour, Amina Atiq, Barry Chang. In the early 1970s, photojournalist Don McCullin photographed the area of Toxteth, capturing the community during an era of transition and decline. 50-years on, a group of filmmakers paint a contemporary portrait of the postcode.
Movie Info. In the early 1970s, acclaimed photojournalist Don McCullin photographed the area of Toxteth in Liverpool, capturing the community during an era of transition and decline. Focusing on...
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Sep 7, 2021 · A new documentary about the Liverpool suburb of Toxteth has been described as a "love letter" to the area by the film's directors.
Aug 29, 2021 · One thing we learn from Almost Liverpool 8, a new documentary from Dartmouth Films is that the name ‘Toxteth’ was hardly heard before 1981, that watershed in the area’s history. I didn’t know this, having got so used to seeing the word on old maps of Liverpool all the time.
Mar 30, 2022 · Watch trailer. Genres: Documentary. Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes. Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) Availability: Worldwide. In the early 1970s, acclaimed photojournalist Don McCullin photographed the area of Toxteth in Liverpool, capturing the community during an era of transition and decline.
Using Don McCullin's infamous image from 1970 of a girl jumping over a puddle as a starting point, the film draws parallels between the reputation of the area in the past, and its perceived reputation today. The result is a peaceful, reflective documentary of a place and its people.
In the early 1970s, acclaimed photojournalist Don McCullin photographed the area of Toxteth in Liverpool, capturing the community during an era of transition and decline. Focussing on one photograph from his collection, a group of filmmakers paint a contemporary portrait of the postcode fifty-years on.
