Benjamin Zephaniah
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Biography: Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (April 15, 1958 - December 7, 2023) was a British writer, dub poet and Rastafarian. He was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK
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Deathday: December 07, 2023
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Mad Dogs
Overview: London, one year from today... The dogs of England are dying, of "Mad Dog Disease," and Rabbie Burns, young drifter and certified schizophrenic, is hearing voices again - on Underground trains, over supermarket tannoys, and on his own T.V. He has 30 hours, a last weekend, to save the world from itself, before the "Supreme Being" himself loses patience and starts over, with a new species...
Genres: Drama Thriller Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-05
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Farendj
Overview: A young man travels with his French girlfriend to Ethiopia. Whilst there he discovers a house in which the French poet Rimbaud once lived and he becomes obsessed with finding out more information about him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Dread Poets' Society
Overview: Benjamin Zephaniah, renowned Rastafarian poet/rapper is traveling by train from Birmingham to Cambridge to receive his Creative Arts Fellowship sharing a carriage with a racist and philistine car spares salesman played by Timothy Spall; by chance the poets Keats, Byron, Shelley and writer Mary Shelley are transported from a séance they are conducting in The Villa Como by a freak electrical storm. A battle of wits, drug taking and poetry performance ensues!
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-23
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A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah
Overview: Poet Benjamin Zephaniah revisits the place of his birth, Birmingham, on a mission to compose a new poem, which he will then read out on the streets of the city. While there, he watches Aston Villa and revisits the approved school he went to when he was a child.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-08
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Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby
Overview: Opening in the trenches of Flanders, a personal story unfolds in postwar industrial Birmingham as the Shelby family navigate the decisions that determine their fate, and Tommy is intoxicated by mysterious newcomer Grace. While Tommy is building his empire, Grace is operating as an undercover agent for Special Branch on a mission to get close to the heart of Tommy’s gang. As the story unfolds, hearts are broken, and revenge is sought.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-01
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Making the Connection
Overview: The film features eleven diverse contributors, which helps to maintain the upbeat pace and we included music from two Internationally renowned vegan hip-hop artists Promoe and Jah Sun to add to the contemporary feel of the film
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-18
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Benjamin Zephaniah | Pen Rhythm Poet
Overview: Channel 4 documentary on the rastafarian poet which marked his TV debut.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-11-04
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Time and Judgement: A Diary of a 400 Year Exile
Overview: Time and Judgement is a sci-fi/documentary that combines biblical prophecy with events across the African diaspora between 1980 and 1987. Archive footage includes Haile Selassie, Bob Marley, Kwame Nkrumah, Maurice Bishop, Walter Rodney, Kwame Toure, Bernie Grant.
Genres: Science Fiction Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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I Bring You Frankincense
Overview: "A rites of passage drama about a mixed race boy called Sunshine who leaves Guildford in [the] 1970's and moves to London." - BFI
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-23
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Didn't You Kill My Brother?
Overview: Carl Moss leaves jail,where he has taken the rap for his evil twin Sterling,and has been declared a model prisoner. Pauline Sneek,his probation officer - and girlfriend - gets him community work teaching youngsters how to lead law-abiding lives. This displeases Sterling,as he needs the young delinquents for his bicycle stealing ring.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-19
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Truth or Dairy
Overview: This classic Vegan Society video remains one of the most entertaining and informative introductions to veganism. Viewers will learn why avoiding meat, leather, dairy and eggs is not only the most healthy way to live but also the most compassionate. Highly recommended for both existing vegans and anyone considering becoming a vegan.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Who Killed Colin Roach?
Overview: Who Killed Colin Roach? is Isaac Julien's first film, which reflects upon the death of Colin Roach, a 23 year old who was shot at the entrance of a police station in East London, in 1982. Even though the police claimed Roach had commited suicide, evidence showed otherwise. Isaac Julien says that this work is essentially a response to the riots, an answer to certain fixed ways of looking at black cultures, but also at those ways we might feel about ourselves.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
Overview: Film following the acclaimed Birmingham based artist, known for his controversial satirical collages, as he embarks on a UK wide outdoor art installation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-24
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PS Your Mystery Sender
Overview: A look at the array of mysterious, quirky objects received by fashion designer Paul Smith and the effect they have had on his life.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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