Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd (2025)
Five years since the murder of George Floyd – the police killing that set America on fire with rage and sparked a wave of protests around the world, director Kwabena Oppong's film explores one of the most important and defining events in modern history. Featuring ground-breaking interviews with members of George Floyd’s family, the Minneapolis Police Chief who took the bold step of testifying against one of his own officers, Boris Johnson’s advisor on race Samuel Kasumu, and Sal Naseem the former Regional Director for London at the IOPC, as well as cultural figures Che Lingo, Nathalie Emmanuel, broadcasters Andi and Miquita Oliver and Munya Chawawa.
- Data de estreia
- 7 de maio de 2025
- País de origem
- Reino Unido, Estados Unidos
- Música
- Swindle
Trailer
Elenco
- Nekima Levy Armstrong como Self - Community Leader
- Medaria Arradondo como Self - Chief of Police, Minneapolis
- Selwyn Jones como Self - George Floyd's Uncle
- Nathalie Emmanuel como Self - Actor & Protester
- Munya Chawawa como Self - Comedian
- Miquita Oliver como Self - Broadcaster
- Andi Oliver como Self - Broadcaster
- Tinie Tempah como Self - Music Artist
- Mohamed Mohamed como Self - Poet
Equipe
- George Floyd · Imagens de arquivo
- Kwabena Oppong · Diretor(a)
- Satema Tarawally · Produtor(a)
- Swindle · Compositor(a)
- Charlie Laing · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- Alasdair Bayne · Editor(a)
- Brett Irwin · Editor(a)
- Gregg Morgan · Editor(a)