The Felling of Colston

Chronicling the felling of the statue of Edward Colston–a 17th Century slave trader–during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol, England, and how this act of rebellion made waves across the UK and the World.

Credits / Collaborators / Cast

A film by Arthur Cauty

Featuring:
Daniel Edmund
David Olusoga
Lanie
Victor
Norson
Tiffany
Yvonne
Clayton

Archive:
Samuel Liddell, Kevin Murphy, Alon Aviram, Sarah Turnnidge, Simon Cobb, Andrew McCarthy, BBC, ABC News, New York Times, Huffington Post, Intelligence Squared, National Portrait Gallery, Suddeutsche Zeitung Photo, Channel 4 News, Bristol 24/7, Interfoto, Twitter

Poster photo by Ben Birchall

Music:
Madison York
Johannes Bornlof
Cerulean Skies
Da Sein

FILM DETAILS

Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Length in minutes: 10
YEAR: 2020