The People’s Account (1985) | Radical Film School Leeds

Ceddo’s 1985 documentary on the Broadwater Farm uprising, told by the community who lived it and pulled from Channel 4 before broadcast. Radical Film School - Leeds presents: The People’s Account (1985) directed by Milton Bryan, Ceddo Film and Video Workshop The People’s Account is a 1985 documentary about the Broadwater Farm uprising in Tottenham, made by Ceddo Film and Video Workshop, a Black British film collective whose members included Menelik Shabazz and director Milton Bryan. Residents of the estate speak about the uprising, the death of Cynthia Jarrett during a police search of her home, and the policing of their community in the years before it. Channel 4 commissioned the film but never broadcast it, after the filmmakers refused the changes the regulator demanded. Screenings remain rare. RUNNING ORDER Doors: 7:00pm The People’s Account: 7:30pm - 8:20pm Pay what you feel (suggested donation £5) Funds raised through ticket sales will go towards Radical Film School Leeds, a free, peer-led film programme for underrepresented filmmakers. You can book your tickets in advance, and donations will also be taken on the door. Also in the season: Behind the Rent Strike (Tue 27 Oct) and Land and Freedom (Tue 3 Nov).