The Great North
Screenings
In-Person
Manchester’s industrial history and modern-day architecture intertwine in a meditative new film by British artist and filmmaker Jenn Nkiru. The Great North weaves together new footage and archive material to explore parallels between architecture and the human body — and how they both shapeshift through time and space.
Directors Spotlight
Jenn Nkiru
Director
Jenn Nkiru is a Grammy – award – winning visionary artist and director from London. As an artist, her works have screened internationally, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art to The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Museum of Modern Art in LA, the Tate Modern, the ICA London, The Victoria and Albert Museum and the Institute of Modern Art Brisbane.
- Year 2024
- Runtime 52 minutes
- Country United Kingdom
- Language English
- Director Jenn Nkiru
- Producer Aya Kaido, Mikal Habteab, Nkem Nwaneri, Nina Franklin (for Factory International), Steph Clarke (for Factory International)
- Executive Producer Gabrielle Jenks (for Factory International), Hayley Pepler (for Factory International), Mothership
- Cast Aaron Orr, Adele Jones, Akil Scafe-Smith, Alfonso Buller, Andrew Jones, Ann Sargé, Annika Campbell-Hypolite, Dammy Aminu, Denise Southworth, Edmond Smith, Ella Spencer, Emilly Yeboah Obeng, Elias Spencer, Eden Spencer, Esme Davis, Feya Mattis, Gerald Rydel Simpson, Gillian Bojang, Harry 'Hazza D Dolan', Jackie McNiesh, Janette Martin, Jorden Afi Lambert, Jordan Afi Lambert, Joshua Spencer, Juliet Williams, Kelise Gordon-Harrison, Larry Highman, Leon Smith, Lilly Davis, Lucas Sharples, Mark Heselwood, Michael McMillin, Monique Dixon, Niall Cunningham, Nkita Potter, Patrick J. Maxwell, Rayal Rowe, Renee Rowe, Reisso Bhaker, Reneé Rowe, Rose Silver, Shameem Riaz, Stephen Brown, Stephen Mustchin, Theodore Williams, Tim Williams, Tommy Nelson, Trevor Roots, Yonah Higgins, Zayne Macdonald, Zia Opara
- Cinematographer Fraser Rigg
- Editor Jermaine Quanio
- Production Design Sami Khan
- Composer Barry Adamson, A Guy Called Gerald, Lord Tusk
- Sound Design Barry Adamson, A Guy Called Gerald, Lord Tusk
- Music Barry Adamson, A Guy Called Gerald, Lord Tusk
- Premiere North America
