Roots for a Crown

Roots for a Crown

Roots for a Crown explores the negative perceptions and prejudice surrounding locked hair. In this imaginative docufiction, various storytellers delve into the symbolism and traditions behind their locs, and discuss how their hair has become an aesthetic marker of ancestral identity.

Written by Julianknxx
Directed by Chris West & Julianknxx
Commissioned by The Roundhouse
Producer - Tobi Kyeremateng
Cast - Tawiah, Thabo, Adjani Salmon, Klay, Malik Juma
Director of Photography - Ray Miller-Davis
1st AC - Jake Loft
2nd AC - Harry Coleman
Steadicam - Beau Pritchard-James
Gaffer - Joe Taylor
Spark - Ian Blackburn, Alex Butler
Sound Design - Rob Taliesin Owen, Connor Steadman
Composer - Aron Kyne
Vocalists - Thabo, Tawiah, Julianknxx
Art Director - Julianknxx
Art Assistant - Naomi Knox, Zvichanziyi Shire
Creative - Poppy Clifford
Set Photographer - Korrie Powell
Stylist - Bevan Agyemang
Make-up Artist - Amrita Mudan
Editor - Harry Deadman
Colourist - Megan Lee
Grade House -The Mill

With thanks to our interviewees:
Kat Francois, Myah Jeffers, Danté Penniecooke, Kayza Rose, Ofei Sakyia, Malakaï Sargeant, Samenua Sesher, Georgie Shire,Sharla Smith

With special thanks to:
Harris Elliot, Patrick Bedeau, The Mill, Procam, Wigmore Hall, Bush Theatre