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Archive footage of Black history from the Caribbean, United Kingdom, United States and the African continent is interwoven with Black actors speaking direct to camera. Included are poems A Negro Dreams of Rivers by Langston Hughes and Yemoja by Olive Senior. The film is a balm to Black people's mental health now being assailed by images of violence and trauma.

Performances in order of appearance by Martina Laird, Don Warrington, Kim Tatum aka Mzz Kimberley & Michelle Tiwo.

Still We Thrive is a Smoking Dogs production. Written and directed by Campbell X. Produced by Ashitey Akomfrah and edited by Qasim Arshad. It was made with the support of Art With Impact 2021.

Credits
Director of Photography
Tom Swindell

Sound Recordist
Trevor Mathison

Make Up
Kira Amin

Camera Assistant and B Camera Operator
Kelly Smith

Covid Supervisor
Thomas Petford

Floor Runner
Kairon Edwards

Sound Mix
Rich Simpson

Colourist
Yoomin Lee

Post Production Services By
Hijack
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Equipment Supplied By
VMI
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Catering Supplied By
Jones & Son

Archival Imagery Courtesy of
198 Contemporary Arts & Learning
Archive.org
BFI National Archives
Breathe. A SOLO Experience
Campbell X
Library of Congress
Mater
Pond5
QTIPOC Family
Shutterstock
Smoking Dogs Films
Tom Swindell Pictures
Triune Productions Limited
USC Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive

Music
Awen by The Mind Orchestra

‘Yemoja: Mother Of Waters’ used with the kind permission of Olive Senior

‘The Negro Speaks Of Rivers’ used with the permission of Harold Ober Associates, Inc.

Special Thanks
Dino Everett
Tariqh Akoni and Lisa Conn-Akoni
Maria Nunes
Dale John Allen
Kathryn Perry
Mia Bays
© Campbell X & Smoking Dogs Films 2021

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