Still We Thrive
England / 2021 / 6m / English
In-Person: Tues 27 June / 20:15 BST
Online: 23 - 29 June
Using archival footage and poetry, Campbell X showcases the unstoppable force of Black people united across time and water.
Still We Thrive (2021) was filmed at a time of renewed faith in protesting and screened during a global push-back against public disobedience. The film contains an invigorating blend of music and poetry, including A Negro Speaks of Rivers (Langston Hughes) and Yemoja: Mother of Waters (Olive Senior). Campbell X (Stud Life, DES!RE) presents a celebration of Black togetherness using archival footage and powerful performances by Martina Laird, Michelle Tiwo, Kim Tatum and Don Warrington. They, the oppressive forces operating throughout the world, may be an unrelenting force but the same remains true; together we will find ways to flourish, emboldened by ancestry, mythology and an enduring relationship to the waters.
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A Smoking Dogs Films Production
Written and Directed by Campbell X
Produced by Ashitey Akomfrah
Edited by Qasim Arshad
Director of Photography - Tom Swindell
Sound Recordist - Trevor Mathison
Make Up - Kira Amin
Camera Assistant and B Camera Operator - Kelly Smith
Covid Supervisor - Thomas Petford
Floor Runner - Kairon Edwards
Sound Mix - Rich Simpson
Colourist - Yoomin Lee
Post Production Services By Hijack
Equipment Supplied By VMI
Catering Supplied By - Jones & Son
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In order of appearance:
Martina Laird
Don Warrington
Michelle Tiwo
Kim Tatum
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Courtesy of
198 Contemporary Arts & LearningArchive.org
BFI National Archives
Breathe. A SOLO Experience
Campbell X
Library of Congress
Mater
Pond5
QTIPOC Family
Shutterstock
Smoking Dogs Films
Tom Swindell Pictures
Triune Productions Limited
USC Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive
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Awen by The Mind Orchestra
˜Yemoja: Mother Of Waters” used with the kind permission of Olive Senior
˜The Negro Speaks Of Rivers” used with the permission of Harold Ober Associates, Inc.
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Dino Everett
Tariqh Akoni and Lisa Conn-Akoni
Maria Nunes
Dale John Allen
Kathryn Perry
Mia Bays
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Captions by Sarya Wu
British Sign Language by Grace Buckle
BSL Editing by Tao-Anas Le Thanh
Audio Descriptions provided by the International Digital Centre
Listen to…
Writer and Director Campbell X talk about Still We Thrive in our Audio Programme, Before the Applause - available wherever you get your podcasts.
Read Response
The power of orating our histories
A Response to Still We Thrive, written by Georgina Quach