RTF are excited about bringing ROCKS to audiences. Rocks is a film about the resilience, joy and spirit of girlhood, uniquely crafted by a majority female creative team in collaboration with mostly first-time actors, Rocks was written by Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson, and directed by Sarah Gavron. An unmissable British indie in the social-realist vein (with more than an echo of Céline Sciamma’s Girlhood) the film focuses on a talented and ambitious young British-Nigerian girl, her mischievous brother, and her tight knit group of friends from a school in East London. Brilliantly cast and bursting with life, Rocks deserves to be a huge hit when it’s released on 18th of September.
This is a special Reclaim The Frame screening which includes a pre-recorded introduction and post screening discussion hosted by Birds’ Eye View director-at-large by Mia Bays with ROCKS director Sarah Gavron, associate director Anu Henriques and writers Theresa Ikoko & Claire Wilson.
Short Synopsis
though mischievous, little brother Emmanuel (7). Rocks enjoys school (as much as any
teenager does) and lives a full vibrant life in East London with her team of London-centric
female best friends. Rocks’ world is turned upside down when she returns from school to find
her mum gone, having left some cash and a note offering little explanation except that she is
sorry. Determined to stick with her brother and avoid being taken into care against all odds,
Rocks leaves her home and hides in pockets of East London. As each day becomes tougher
and her secret harder to hide, Rocks starts to push away those who love her and her
friendship group begins to fracture. When the authorities finally catch up with her, there is
really only one source of support for her to turn to: her friends. A film about the joy, resilience
and spirit of girlhood.
Starring
BUKKY BAKRAY
KOSAR ALI
D’ANGELOU OSEI KISSIEDU
SHANEIGHA-MONIK GREYSON
RUBY STOKES
TAWHEDA BEGUM
ANASTASIA DYMITROW
AFI OKAIDJA
SARAH NILES
“The film is such a rush of vitality. It rocks” *****
The Guardian
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