United Kingdom / Oct 19, 2024 / London Film Festival
Hemel (2024)
Directed by Danielle Dean
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30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Hemel is an intimate portrait of Hemel Hempstead, where Danielle Dean was raised, and unfolds as a personal essay on the town’s history as a planned community under the New Towns Act of 1946. Filmed in 16mm with an ensemble of non-actors and family, Hemel blurs fiction and documentary and to considers the race, class, and labour dynamics of a small English town in the post-Brexit context.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Chibuikem Aneto | |
| Clive Brooks | Man on street |
| Harvey Taylor | |
| Godson Leboko | |
| Sharon Brobbery | |
| Jada Coke | |
| David Owusu Ansah | |
| Stanley Aneto | |
| Theresa Ross | Lady with handkerchief |
| Theresa Ross | Lady with handkerchief |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hemel |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | LONO studio |
| Release date | 19 ottobre 2024 |
| Production | Luke W Moody, Caroline Smith |
| Cinematography | Alberto Balazs, Karl Hui |
| Assistant directors | Danielle Dean |
| Camera operators | Alberto Balazs, Karl Hui |
| Additional photography | Alberto Balazs, Karl Hui |
| Music | Mason Bynes, Richy Carey |
| Sound | Mason Bynes, Richy Carey |
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