Robots of Brixton from Kibwe Tavares on Vimeo.
Filmmaker Kibwe Tavares has created this dystopic short film showing a futuristic Brixton where Londons robot workforce have found a home. It follows the lives of young robots living in a similar poverty to that of the working class now. The Police then raid the community causing a riot reminiscent of the 1981 Brixton riots.
The film blends past and future and ties the two together with a quote from Karl Marx "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce."
Be sure to check out the soundtrack which is the 30th anniversary of the Brixton riots tribute song Insurrection by Hiatus featuring Linton Kwesi Johnson.
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