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Rebirth is Necessary

Rebirth Is Necessary is a film which explores the magic and dynamism of Blackness in a realm where time and space are altered. The now, the past and the future are rethought and reordered to create something soulful and mind bendingly visceral. Unfolding through the gaze of Jenn Nkiru, it is an audio – visual feast which pulls on broad yet unique sound and visual references to push the story forward. The soundtrack features music and sounds from James Baldwin, Sun Ra, Chance The Rapper, Donnie Trumpet and The Social Experiment, Rotary Connection, Pharaoh Sanders and Shafiq Husayn. It also includes quotes and moments from Alice Coltrane, Audre Lorde, Kwame Nkrumah, Sun Ra and James Baldwin.

Choreographer and Additional Casting: Ivan Michael Blackstock

Director/Screenwriter: Jenn Nkiru

Producer: Jorgo Narjes

Executive Producers: Jenn Nkiru, Emily Rudge

Director of Photography: Benoit Soler

Editor: Kit WellS

Styling: Ib Kamara

Soundtrack: Features James Baldwin, Sun Ra, Chance The Rapper

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