A Moving Image

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Original title: A Moving Image
Year: 2016
Running time: 74 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Shola Amoo
Screenwriter: Shola Amoo
Music: Segun Akinola
Cinematography: Felix Schmilinsky
Cast: Tanya Fear, Hussina Raja, Aki Omoshaybi
Producer: A Moving Image Productions
Genre: Drama
Synopsis / Plot: A film about gentrification in Brixton, incorporating fiction, documentary and performance art. We follow Nina, a young stifled artist, as she returns to her community after a long absence - she is soon painted as a symbol of gentrification. As she struggles with her own complicity, we follow her mission to create a piece of art that can bring her community together. On her journey we speak to real people affected by gentrification in Brixton, blurring the line between reality and fiction.

Critics' reviews

"The end product is more noble failure than compelling yarn (...) 'A Moving Image' falls short of its title promise."

Stephen Dalton: The Hollywood Reporter
"The danger here is that Amoo’s promiscuous approach to form and content positions 'A Moving Image' as intriguing food for thought, rather than a truly satisfying investigation or dramatisation of his subject."

Charles Gant: Screendaily
"It features an unforgettable cast railing against gentrification."

Ashley Clark: The Guardian
"'A Moving Image' gets beyond the clichés to ask big questions (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Cath Clarke: Time Out
"This impassioned docudrama makes the unfortunate mistake of confusing artistic ambition with intellectual incoherence (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

Kevin Maher: The Times
"'A Moving Image' is bold and thematically well-intentioned, but its budgetary restrictions and some feeble support playing rather undermine Amoo's laudable ambition (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

David Parkinson: Radio Times

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