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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.
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- Documentary
- Daniel Draper, Allan Melia
- 2021-06-06
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...
- Daniel Draper, Allan Melia
- Documentary
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.
- The Toxteth Landscape
- Toxteth People
- What Is Toxteth?
- Girl and Puddle
- Toxteth Is Almost Liverpool 8
There are countless talking heads on screen, but the Toxteth’s landscapeis the star of the show from the get-go. The opening scenes flick like photographic slides (albeit tiny slices of film) from terraces: Victorian worker and grand Georgian – to the Florrie, to 80s and 90s houses to the rejuvenating Granby. This photo/film montage leads into an i...
If the earlier snapshots showed just how varied Liverpool 8 is physically, Almost Liverpool 8 now introduces us to the people of Toxteth. A few are shop owners (newsagents, restaurants), one a photographer, another (Barry Chang) a beekeeper. Plus there’s Joe Farrag (source of the above name-related fact), Ronnie Hughes of A Sense of Place and Roger...
The variety of landscapes and voices quickly demonstrate that Toxteth/Liverpool 8 isn’t a thing. It’s many things, a collection of things, a recipe with places and people as its ingredients. It’s certainly tight-knit, and loved. Pride is everywhere. These labels – ancient name and modern postcode – can be used to foster a sense of solidarity as muc...
A single photo of Don’s does the rounds among the interviewees: that of a girl jumping over a puddle, the grey rain-soaked and cleared streets of Toxteth behind her. I won’t spoil the details of how this pans out; suffice to say that it conjurs all sorts of reminiscences and reflections. Ronnie Hughes brings out the old maps to see if he can locate...
Eugene Lange, of Urban Griot, perhaps identifies some of the most important facets of living, which the community of Toxteth embodies well. “You’re never just you”, he says, echoing the sentiments of the beekeeper, you’re part of the world, in a relationship with it. Remember, he says, we’re genetically part Neanderthal, the rest of the world is in...
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.
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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.
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