South West 9

South West 9 is a 2001 British film about the Brixton rave scene. It was written and directed by Richard Parry.[2][3]

South West 9
DVD cover art
Directed byRichard Parry
Written by
Produced byAllan Niblo
Starring
CinematographyGraham Fowler
Edited byChristine Pancott
Production
companies
  • Fruit Salad Films
  • Irish Screen[1]
Release date
  • October 12, 2001 (2001-10-12)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

South West 9 was nominated for a BAFTA award[4] and won "Best Music" category at the British Independent Film Awards.[5]

Premise

South West 9 takes place in the 24 hours before a shooting at a Brixton rave. It combines themes of drugs, race, class, religion, and music in the multicultural melting pot that is South London.

Cast

Awards and nominations

  • 2001: Won "Best Music" category, British Independent Film Awards and was nominated in five other categories, including "Best British independent film" and "Douglas Hickox" for Parry's directing.[5]
  • 2001: Won "Best New European director" at Odense International Film Festival, Odense, Denmark
  • 2002: Nominated for "Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film in 2002", BAFTA[4]

See also

References

  1. "Irish Screen raves with Human Traffic team". Screen Daily. 2000-05-10. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  2. Michael Thomson, "South West Nine (2001)". BBC, 25 September 2001. Accessed 23 October 2017
  3. Rayner, Jay (30 September 2001). "Southern exposure". The Observer. London. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  4. "Film | Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film in 2002". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Accessed 23 October 2017
  5. "South West 9 (2001)". British Independent Film Awards. Accessed 23 October 2017
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