WAKE UP

Black Lives Matter is a movement, not a moment. Told from the perspective of two Black women, WAKE UP fuses powerful spoken word poetry with unflinching glimpses of news clips and mobile phone footage. An impassioned and emotional journey through the peaks and troughs of hope and frustration that are felt when people finally start paying attention, only to lose focus once the hashtags have stopped trending.

WAKE UP - A POEM BY AFLO. the poet & PRISS NASH

https://readymag.com/u2987644781/toughcookie/5/

DIRECTORS NOTES ARTICLE

https://directorsnotes.com/2020/08/07/sam-parish-rookes-wake-up/

HOW YOU CAN HELP

https://linktr.ee/brighton.blm

DONATE

AFLO & Priss are two young Black women working hard and juggling multiple other responsibilities alongside their poetry. If you feel like you’ve gained something from their work and are financially able, they welcome any donations(/reparations) via PayPal.

paypal.me/aflothepoet

paypal.me/prissnash

INQUEST

Every year INQUEST helps hundreds of families bereaved by state related deaths. They are independent of government, and entirely reliant on grants donations to continue their vital work. Donate to INQUEST here - https://www.inquest.org.uk/donate/make-donation/5/credit-card

THE BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC YOUNG PEOPLE PROJECT

BMEYPP work with young people aged 11 to 25, providing safe spaces where they can share their experiences, learn about Black histories and develop a positive sense of identities. Delivering a number of projects and activities to support their physical, spiritual and emotional development. Both AFLO. & Priss are working with the BMEYPP to raise funds to secure premises in order for them to carry out their much needed work. You can support BMEYPP here - https://www.givey.com/bmeypp

CREDITS

Written & Performed by AFLO. the poet & Priss Nash

Director & Editor - Sam Parish-Rookes

Producers - AFLO. the poet & Priss Nash

Director of Photography - Liam White

Colourist - Jessica Vile

Post-Production Sound - Shane Gravestock

Graphic Designer - Shannon Thomas

Carved In Mayhem Written & Performed by Luke Atencio, Courtesy of Musicbed

Special Thanks to Matt Hopkins, Sam Widdows, The Brighton Studio, The Progress Film Company, Reed Morano, Laura Parish, Toby Bennett, Julian Beresford, Kitty Wheeler Shaw & Jess Hislop