Expanding her (: London (2017)) short documentary film, Rubika Shah�s energizing film charts a vital London protest movement. Rock Against Racism (RAR) was formed in 1976, prompted by �music�s biggest colonialist� Eric Clapton and his support of racist MP Enoch Powell. (2019) blends fresh interviews with queasy archive footage to recreate a hostile environment of anti-immigrant hysteria and National Front marches. As neo-Nazis recruited the nation�s youth, RAR�s multicultural punk and reggae gigs provided rallying points for resistance. As founder Red Saunders explains: �We peeled away the Union Jack to reveal the swastika�. The campaign grew from Hoxton fanzine roots to 1978�s huge antifascist carnival in Victoria Park, featuring X-Ray Spex, Steel Pulse and of course The Clash, whose rock star charisma and gale-force conviction took RAR�s message to the masses.

Starring:

The Clash, Enoch Powell, Red Saunders

Genre:

Documentary, Music