Who Needs a Heart

The story

The tumultuous life of the controversial 1960s black revolutionary (and convicted murderer) Michael X is illustrated by a kaleidoscopic melding of sound and images. The radically discordant free jazz soundtrack provides a surreal counterpoint to the mix of newsreel and staged footage in this exhilarating experiment in documentary storytelling.

Cast & crew

CB

Caroline Burghard

Faith

Treva Etienne

Sidney

Ruth Gemmell

Abigail

Caroline Lee-Johnson

Naomi

Kwabena Manso

Louis

Ian Reddington

Jack

CM

Cassie McFarlane

Millie

Jay Villiers

Dominic

Mo Sesay

Simmi

John Akomfrah

Director

TM

Trevor Mathison

Music

LG

Lina Gopaul

Producer