{"product_id":"the-stuart-hall-project","title":"THE STUART HALL PROJECT - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE STUART HALL PROJECT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA film by John Akomfrah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis absorbing documentary from director John Akomfrah (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Nine Muses, Handsworth Songs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) presents an intimate and engaging portrait of Stuart Hall, the Jamaican-born public intellectual and co-founder of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew Left Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose work in the field of cultural theory has profoundly influenced the academic landscape. Using extensive footage of Hall's appearances on radio and television, the film explores its themes of memory, race and identity through the juxtaposition of events from Hall's life, and a discourse on the wider social and political events of the second half of the twentieth century, all set against a soundtrack by Hall's favourite musician, Miles Davis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Stuart Hall Project Q\u0026amp;A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2013, 12 mins): John Akomfrah and Baroness Lola Young in conversation at BFI Southbank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJohn Akomfrah and Stuart Hall Q\u0026amp;A with Parminder Vir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2013, 49 mins): audio recording from the ICA screening of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Stuart Hall Project\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlack and White in Colour Rushes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (BFI, 1992, 20 mins): an interview with John Akomfrah recorded for Isaac Julien's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBlack and White in Colour: Television, Memory, Race\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which was broadcast during the BBC's 'Black and White in Colour' season\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal trailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional 5.1. surround sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFully illustrated booklet with a newly commissioned essay by Mark Fisher, and full credits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK | 2013 | colour, and black \u0026amp; white | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | 95 mins | DVD9 | Original aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16x9 anamorphic) | Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps) | Region 2 DVD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A stirring documentary tribute to the cultural theorist Stuart Hall... we see the past few decades through very special eyes' --Dave Calhoun, Time Out ****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Akomfrah finds a new and quietly moving significance in Hall's own life story' --Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian ****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating visual tapestry of archive material' --Tom Dawson, Total Film ****\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600848244910,"sku":"BFIVD998","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/stuart-hall-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409286","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-stuart-hall-project","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}