Beneath the Hood/Beneath the Hood Revisited

Synopsis

BENEATH THE HOOD tells the stories of students from Daniel House, a Pupil Referral Unit in Hackney for young people who have been permanently excluded from mainstream school. Producer/Director Eelyn Lee, spent a year working with the students and staff of Daniel House to generate this moving and revealing film portrait about a group of young people who are often marginalised within education and society as a whole. Key students tell their stories through songs written and performed by themselves and presented in the style of music videos. In the spirit of hip hop, several genres are thrown in to the documentary mix such as martial arts, animation and cookery as well as interviews and observational footage. Perhaps the most unique aspect of the film is that the songs are written in the voices of two fictional characters, Bradley Argos and Chantel Backoff, which allow the young people to reveal themselves whilst in the guise of an alter ego. The film pushes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking whilst providing triggers for discussion and debate around exclusion and the education system.High profile artists worked on the project such as hip hop performer Jonzi D, performance poet, Adisa and an East London-based music producer/composer, Kew. (52 minutes)

BENEATH THE HOOD REVISTED is a 15 minute follow-up film, made the following year which outlines the process of the project and some of the outcomes.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of production

2005

Documentation

Resource guide included. Further information is given on the project website http://www.beneaththehood.com/beneaththehood/front.html

Subjects

Social Studies; Education

Keywords

educational psychology; Disadvantaged children; school exclusion; pupil referral units

Online availability

URI

http://www.lml.lse.ac.uk/eelynlee.htm

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed

Credits

Director

Eelyn Lee

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£105.00 (Artfims)

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

82 minutes

Year

2011

Production Company

Name

Eelyn Lee Productions

Email

eelyn@eelynlee.com

Web

http://www.eelynlee.com/ External site opens in new window

Address

Unit 5 Temple Yard
London
E2 6QD

Sponsor

Name

Creative Partnerships London East

Web

http://www.creative-partnerships.com/ External site opens in new window

Distributor

Name

Artfilms Europe

Email

info@artfilms.com.au

Web

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Phone

+44 208 265 1752

Fax

+44 207 117 5174

Address

PO Box 71507
London
SE10 1BY
United Kingdom

Notes

Artfilms Europe is the European distributor of the collection of Contemporary Arts Media, Australia (previously known as Hush Video). The collection originally specialised in drama and the performing arts but has since widened its remit across the arts spectrum to include visual arts, design, architecture, new media and digital arts in its collection of over 5,000 titles. Separate subject catalogues, printed or online in pdf format, are available for theatre, dance, visual arts, film & cinema, new media, music, performance art and communication & culture. Sale on DVD or streamed on a pay-per-view or subscription basis from www.artfiflms-digital.com. From 2015, private users can subscribe via a digital site licence for £8 per month, allowing access to a selection of 300 - 400 films.

Name

London Multimedia Lab

Web

http://www.lml.lse.ac.uk/index.html External site opens in new window