Growing up in the 70’s/80’s as a mixed race girl in the UK, I remember those ‘looks’ from neighbours! Getting called ‘P*ki’ even though I’m half Jamaican. My white mum trying to ‘tame’ my hair. An amazing short film!
A great film which reminds me of growing up in London in the seventies. In those days of Ska music and skinheads and the paradox of national front skinheads who liked Ska. A scary time too because walking down the road past skinheads it was difficult or impossible to tell if they were the black-friendly skinheads or the black-hating ones. I had some black skinhead friends too - how much more difficult and scary it must have been for them too.
Skinheads were punk and ska hence your black leader, the national front stole the skinhead look and that's where racism came about. True skinheads were not racist! Nor were followers of two-tone which is how these guys dressed. So the story is bent out of shape apart from the ginger skinhead who you could call National Front but he was missing tattoos. There were times that you could only tell if you were safe by the badges and tattoos.
Good little film. Such a strange and paradoxical time though. Skinheads, though starting off as a movement that was racially harmonious, listening to ska and reggae, eventually ending up largly going in the opposite direction and being infiltrated by racist politics. It's sad that so many today that still associate skinheads with racism are not aware of the movement's original and true inter-racial origins. Thankfully there are many original non- racists skins about even today. I could sadly imagine them unjustly being wrongly labelled racist when the opposite is the case. Must be very frustrating for them.
Yeah this is something they can’t get their head round over here in North America. I moved from UK in 1990 ... Ive tried to explain this weird transition when skinhead moved from 2Tone to NF and people here don’t believe me. Same with how u could have black and white best mates in high school. The one would go NF after school and their own black mates from school would be “off limits” for a bashing but anyone else black was considered fair game. Wot weird set of rules.
@@KarmasAbutch Yep Real skinhead was before that 2tone 79 early 80's revival of ska, based on black and white working class culture and the music was reggae and old ska bluebeat trojan labels. It all started to go stupid when those cunts hijacked the movement and the crossover white working class punk labelled Oi went more and more extreme and turned it into a nationalist fascist movement and they abandoned any black influence - fucking idiots. I used to go to punk gigs in a jamaican club and it was harmonious until those wankers showed up.
How did you help with the making of this short film? It's fantastic, could have easily been a four part series or even a movie!! The yardie flat would be a great recurring location if it was longer, as someone who has scoured through hundreds of independent short films this one is up with the tops for sure, Layla as the lead smashed it too! I remember when she was in gen 3 of skins
@@TopBoysTV please try and make a Netflix series for UK and US and the reason I say Netflix is because most people have that now and it would get picked up on there in a second
Really intelligent film. UK Ska showed the way in 81 to oppose racism through music. Bands like the Clash, who supported Rock Against Racism, gave a platform for bands like the Specials. Black and White standing against the NF. Pauline Black of the Selecter, has written a truly superb 2-tone memoir ‘Black By Design’ that should be read by anyone who appreciates this film.
I thoroughly enjoyed that, hopefully the producers will find the finances needed to make it in to a feature length film. Well done to all involved and what a cracking soundtrack.
Such an important message and hits so close to home, my auntie was walking on her own at 14 and got chased down by a group of over 20 NF skinheads who stomped her out and left her for dead due to her race and nothing was ever done about it n she's still traumatised to this day
@shalom goldenberger Yes...but Emily was giving a personal account on behalf of her auntie, who suffered attacks similar to those seen in this film. Also, at no point did she say anything like "and it only happens to black people".
The NF came to my hometown in the late 70s for a march. They got battered along the marching route by white, black and the odd Asian. I was just a kid, but the NF scared me more than any other group. We even spotted our neighbour on the local news that night, marching along. Mum and dad didn't speak to him after that.
Ive looked up and down the comments section. Its full of white fragility and denial that racism against black and mixed-race people happened. Not one comment about the Mixed Race main character Laya Lewis (apart from her being 'sexy'), not one comment examining how horrific that era was for black people, nothing about white people culturally appropriating/ stealing from black Jamaican culture. I guess some things dont change
I noticed it and I am sort of familiar with this era, through research and stuff. As a white bloke from the North, I can't understand or fathom how they can listen and bob their heads to black music, then act racist to the same people. It's fucking maddness as far as I'm concerned -_-
I don't know what comments you are reading nearly all the ones I've read were against racism I grow up in this era and unfortunately some this one was true to life,not sure how old you are??
I checked the comments and the first one I came along kicked off with a cliche term about white fragility. It was bookended with another one about 'cultural appropriation'.
I don't see any of that... stop being a victim on someone else's behalf. This film had a good message and every comment I've seen has touched on it, then there's you.. the chick who can't wait to find the next thing to feel outraged about.
Liv, yeah I dunno why but she’s like the 3rd Actor to play in a skinhead related project Cook was in This Is England 83 And Chris was in This Is England 86 and 90
I really really enjoyed this film. It touched on a lot of subjects and all the people in this film were absolutely on point. I seriously hope they consider a follow up.
This was an absolutely great Watch, very well done, shame it finished so quickly. Brilliant Acting and a really important situation being forwarded to People. Well Done.
What a fantastic short film... wish it lasted longer. I can relate to this as I'm asian and had problems throughout my years by English lads and girls, believe it or not. Excellent job on this everyone. 😃👏👌
Brilliant!!!!!!. I'm 51 and grew up when all this stuff was going on. Every time i watch stuff like this, i'm just so grateful to have been brought up by parents who held no prejudice against anyone, My mum and dad are gone now but ill always be grateful for that And I taught my kids the same.
A fantastically well crafted, yet succinct account to tackling the issue of British multi-culturalism/social integration in post-WWII and Windrush Britain. Rings loudly of Shane Meadows, which I feel is a definite positive, with incredibly strong performances and one hell of a script. I could close my eyes and cast my mind back to growing up in east London, when 6 members of the same family were killed in Walthamstow, after a National Front petrol bomb was slipped through their letter box one night. Yep, like the film points towards, there were times it was that bad. (See 'Yunus Khan Close or 'Belgrave Road' in London E17, circa 1981/2, and it's backstory). The dialogue in Beverley rings incredibly true, coming across as accomplished, polished, but most importantly REAL. While we the viewer are treated to en explosive finale, it's important to remember this is one of the truest reflections many have banished to the depths of their collective sub-consciousness. Those memories never really go away, continuing to lurk in the background. From being accused of not integrating enough, to abuse from the same people when you wore an England shirt over the wrong colour skin. You wanted to shout "Make your f*****g mind up!" The irony of mainstream ska as the musical movement of choice for extreme right-wing skinheads has never been lost on me and, as such, the film gravitates to a potentially unifying, multi-cultural movement rooted in a love for the same music. Such hopes were strangled at birth at the time, as the film illustrates, and remains both a baffling and disturbing social and historical twist. Would love to be kept posted of any future projects by the producers. Thoroughly entertaining, informative, moving and accurate. 11/10
It’s a shame this subject has to be always repeated. Knife crime still exists today in U.K. gangs, ends, divides. I was a skinhead from 78 I remember the NF and the racism fashion, but in my area of high Wycombe which had a large West Indian population. My next door neighbours and 2 houses opposite and all over the estate. Gangs and aggro a big part of it. I would like to make a film of my own experiences. As a skinhead and with a lot of black mates from as early as I remember. Symond
I'd love to see that, mainstream society has no idea of the rich heritage of British youth culture, a lot of the youth today think it all started with Grime, the educated ones can even go back as far as Raving.....😄
Dizmop would they know of Teddy boys kicking the shit out the first yardies,who arrived on the Empire Windrush. Mods,rockers yeah we’ve got a rich vein of youth subculture alright. You say the intelligent ones can even go as far back as raving,the educated ones will go as far back as the footie casual scene!
jim white I thought exactly the same seeing as I lived that period. Wanted much more music as well cos’ England was a melting pot back in the late 70s to mid 80s for music and diversity Perhaps the next one!
Nicely done and to the point, I was a skin but I hated being put in same category as the national front! Loved the style, music, but ultimately stopped wearing it cos I hated being thought of that way.
ME!! got a pair of cherry oxbloods, a pair of traditional blacks and some Dr.M 2 tone brogues. Want to get another pair of slip on tassled brogues . One thing about all this C-19 lockdown business is that has given me plenty of time to put money aside for these indulgences as I haven't being going out and spending so much. When I finally do get to go out again I will look on point though. ;-)
Started wearing them in my SHARP days at 12yo and still rocking them 30 years later. Nothing better than a 15yo pair of 8 holes all broke in and comfy.
skinhead culture started among young English and Jamaican working-class communities in 1960s London to embrace the reggae music and culture. In 1969 "Skinhead MoonStomp" was released by Symarip. It was the first album to celebrate the British and Jamaican Skinhead music.In the earlier stages of the movement, a considerable overlap existed between early skinhead subculture, mod subculture, and the rude boy subculture found among Jamaican British and Jamaican immigrant youth, as these three groups interacted and fraternized with each other within the same working class and poor neighbourhoods in Britain.
Yay, original suedehead! The clubs and blues we used to go to were a good mix, some great sounds and the vibe was always on the music. Kinda felt the ending was a little out of time, but there was plenty of memories there to make it a decent little short film. Well done, Cass.
can someone tell me where i can find the song at 16:24 ? i found the name in the description but can’t find the actual song anywhere. would be much appreciated😊
Sweet sweet soul and ska tonight was a work of creative magic from Peter Hinds & The Mixtones helped by the incredible vibe running through the set. They a real local covers band from Leicester area and first day rehearsal lacked sweaty club atmosphere because copyright issues they could not play when we actually rolled the cameras. Next day Peter sung some song notes that came to him overnight and his brother Ady worked a riff there and then and they played it, the singer and rest of band got blasting and such was the hook and riff, crew, cast, everyone was grooving and skanking. Later they were introduced to Ranking Roger RIP who took an interest but the song as far as I know still remains as one of the best memories in the making of the short. Deffo hit record and the band before lockdown were back on tour. Cass
Fucking classic! Growing up I could never tell if a skinhead was cool or not at first glance. I met people on both sides and over all the scene was always outcast, and violence was always around the corner and even at the gigs. The rhythms and flow of ska and reggae was a crucial light and vibe in a very dark time for many people. To this day you will catch me skanking and swinging baby! I will be listening to ska for the rest of the day.
Ok . This , the film fences and the take over could be apart of the same show where each episode is a different story but in the same town kinda like the Netflix show easy but with a Brit ska theme
Really enjoyed this and would love to see more - the trauma that some sectors of society have to endure is terrible - but still our experiences and voices are silenced - what a sad world we live in - smh
I enjoyed that. Makes me feel very grateful and fortunate that I grew up in a nice part of South East Essex where even though I was one of the only ethnic kids (I'm half Bajan/half white) there, I never experienced anything close to the racism that "Beverly" or "Carl" experienced. I know it's a lot different for those who grew up in most parts of London or the North for example. I'm 45 so I definitely remember the tone of what was going on elsewhere in the country at the time. Also, my older White stepsister went through many phases from Mod to Punk to Goth to Metalhead and one of her boyfriends was a skinhead. He was a nice guy though so that was my first impression of what I thought ALL skinheads were like. I learnt later that there are 'S.H.A.R.P.'s which stands for 'Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice', of which he was one of them. I also knew a guy who was an ex-skinhead and he was just like one of the skins in this short film i.e. he would go around getting into fights with Blacks and other minorities and then go to Ska nights with his other racist skin pals. I think that's what confuses a lot of people in the comment section as to how can these guys be racist NF thugs and yet go to Ska and Reggae nights. Beats me to this day to be honest! Also, big shout to Christine Staple if she happens to read this (wife of Neville who's sat next to him in the short). I went out with her briefly nearly 20 years ago now! Top lass and I'm so pleased at how she's doing now :-)
Short flicks like this and this is england need to be shown in schools , to keep kids from being racist , these sort of flicks keep me peaceful and loving to everyone
Always saddens me looking back when we allowed racists to infiltrate such a harmonious movement. For me it was all about the music and fashion. Two tone suits. Mixtures of Green & Gold. Blue and red. Grey and burgandy. Ben Sherman and Fred Perry. Tassle loafers. Brogues. Crombies. Silk hankies for top pocket. White Stay press. Levi red lable 501s DMs red inch braces. That was the 69 look and movement. Mid to late 70s into the 80s it went from Trogan Reggae. The liquidator. Tighten up volumes 1 2 & 3 To Oie. I mean no offence but what the fuck was all that about? Where's the love in nutting the guy next to yuh? Anyway time moves on I suppose. Peace to my brothers and sisters out there. Remember One Love. ✌️
@@Terracecasualx5 There are far too many anti-racist Oi bands to count and your blatant and ignorant prejudice against one of the greatest genre's of music paints you in much the same light as the racists that you (and I) hate! Maybe that style of music doesn't appeal to you and that's perfectly fine but to imply all Oi music across the board is racist only shows what a bigoted fool you are!
Eddie Oakes I don’t think it’s out of line at all considering that some of the best known oi bands feature racist lyrics and messages (ex skrewdriver) of course there are popular non racist oi bands like the oppressed but they can easily get lost in the sea of hate
I did all the audio post production on Beverley, including the ADR and the final soundmix, it was a lovely experience, both Alex (the director), and Cass are lovely people and fantastic to work with. I also had my own experiences of skinheads. I grew up in near Basingstoke in the 70's and like most of my mates I was a "hippy" (freak at the time). I wasn't aware of racism in Basingstoke at those distant times. There was only one non-english kid in my year at school and he was a Ugandan Asian. We both left school to become GPO telephone engineer apprentices together, and then went our ways to do other stuff after a few years. My best friend (who I guess was mixed but it was never discussed as his father died before I met him) was attacked and beaten up by skinheads at the bus station after school once. He had darker skin than the rest of us so I think that made him a target. But to be fair, we were all terrified of skinheads (and greasers), but we were just kids, and i was totally ignorant of the wider world back then. It's hard to imagine how much different the world was then. As i say, I was just a kid though.
This was insanely good. The acting was incredible and it talks about one of the biggest parts of British culture that doesn't get talked about.
real skinheads aren't racist
One of the best short films I’ve ever seen
I need an entire season after watching this
Same.
Come Cass give us more.
Same this gave me “This is England” vibes
For real!
Same
Growing up in the 70’s/80’s as a mixed race girl in the UK, I remember those ‘looks’ from neighbours! Getting called ‘P*ki’ even though I’m half Jamaican. My white mum trying to ‘tame’ my hair.
An amazing short film!
This must really relate to you
Racists aren't exactly known for intelligence
Some here! Mixed race ,-spanish/ Jamaican- got called Paki all the time.
Thanks for teaching
When employment is low and people are struggling they tend to want someone to blame
A great film which reminds me of growing up in London in the seventies. In those days of Ska music and skinheads and the paradox of national front skinheads who liked Ska. A scary time too because walking down the road past skinheads it was difficult or impossible to tell if they were the black-friendly skinheads or the black-hating ones. I had some black skinhead friends too - how much more difficult and scary it must have been for them too.
I have frequently seen Confederate flag waving 'good ol boys ' who paradoxically love gangsta rap
Weird..
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Had a larger skin head gang round my way in late 70s early 80s the main guy was black. Just blasted out ska music all day.
Our crew leader was from Jamaican parents, we were skinhead brothers.
same time I was a skin in London
Skinheads were punk and ska hence your black leader, the national front stole the skinhead look and that's where racism came about. True skinheads were not racist! Nor were followers of two-tone which is how these guys dressed.
So the story is bent out of shape apart from the ginger skinhead who you could call National Front but he was missing tattoos.
There were times that you could only tell if you were safe by the badges and tattoos.
Yes that was SKA
Decent geeza what Manor u from
This needs to be a series!
Incredible short. Worthy of all the awards it’s picked up.
Good little film. Such a strange and paradoxical time though. Skinheads, though starting off as a movement that was racially harmonious, listening to ska and reggae, eventually ending up largly going in the opposite direction and being infiltrated by racist politics. It's sad that so many today that still associate skinheads with racism are not aware of the movement's original and true inter-racial origins. Thankfully there are many original non- racists skins about even today. I could sadly imagine them unjustly being wrongly labelled racist when the opposite is the case. Must be very frustrating for them.
Chenzo1969 it is
Skinhead is also an iconic Gay character
Yeah this is something they can’t get their head round over here in North America. I moved from UK in 1990 ... Ive tried to explain this weird transition when skinhead moved from 2Tone to NF and people here don’t believe me. Same with how u could have black and white best mates in high school. The one would go NF after school and their own black mates from school would be “off limits” for a bashing but anyone else black was considered fair game. Wot weird set of rules.
I can't abide knuckle dragging racists, regardless of colour they're still fucking human beings.
@@KarmasAbutch Yep Real skinhead was before that 2tone 79 early 80's revival of ska, based on black and white working class culture and the music was reggae and old ska bluebeat trojan labels. It all started to go stupid when those cunts hijacked the movement and the crossover white working class punk labelled Oi went more and more extreme and turned it into a nationalist fascist movement and they abandoned any black influence - fucking idiots.
I used to go to punk gigs in a jamaican club and it was harmonious until those wankers showed up.
Proud to have contributed to this film xx
And so you should be
How did you help with the making of this short film? It's fantastic, could have easily been a four part series or even a movie!! The yardie flat would be a great recurring location if it was longer, as someone who has scoured through hundreds of independent short films this one is up with the tops for sure, Layla as the lead smashed it too! I remember when she was in gen 3 of skins
We consider it a film made by the people for the people it was also crowd-funded, incredible support - watch now uploaded Behind The Scenes
This is excellent, well done to you and all involved!
@@TopBoysTV please try and make a Netflix series for UK and US and the reason I say Netflix is because most people have that now and it would get picked up on there in a second
Really intelligent film. UK Ska showed the way in 81 to oppose racism through music. Bands like the Clash, who supported Rock Against Racism, gave a platform for bands like the Specials. Black and White standing against the NF. Pauline Black of the Selecter, has written a truly superb 2-tone memoir ‘Black By Design’ that should be read by anyone who appreciates this film.
Hard to believe RaR was formed largely because of Eric Clapton's vile racist rant that most people have never heard of
Remember being at a Specials gig, skins throwing nazi salutes , Terry went berserk told them all to f off or they'd stop playing
The fact Lol is actually in this is banging
I thought that was her
The bloke who is wills is also in TIE
Who is Lol?
@@carlosanaya4149 lol is a character from this is England another great movie !
Bruh I just said to myself, is that lol? Nah... And saw your comment immediately after lmao
I thoroughly enjoyed that, hopefully the producers will find the finances needed to make it in to a feature length film. Well done to all involved and what a cracking soundtrack.
Laya Lewis was perfect casting for this. 👌
She was one of the much more enjoyable characters in her generation of SKINS😌
Such an important message and hits so close to home, my auntie was walking on her own at 14 and got chased down by a group of over 20 NF skinheads who stomped her out and left her for dead due to her race and nothing was ever done about it n she's still traumatised to this day
shalom goldenberger what u blabbing bout? Evidence?
@shalom goldenberger Yes...but Emily was giving a personal account on behalf of her auntie, who suffered attacks similar to those seen in this film. Also, at no point did she say anything like "and it only happens to black people".
@shalom goldenberger You really had to be that guy?
Emily made a statement in parallell of the clip above. Did you even watch the clip?
The NF came to my hometown in the late 70s for a march. They got battered along the marching route by white, black and the odd Asian. I was just a kid, but the NF scared me more than any other group. We even spotted our neighbour on the local news that night, marching along. Mum and dad didn't speak to him after that.
That’s so sad. Sorry about your auntie.
That stuff doesn’t happen around me and my boys . We make sure of that
Absolutely superb....
This really needs to be made into a full length film, it's better than most of the shite that's made nowadays
Outstanding, this needs to be a mini series.
This was brilliant! They should have done more series from everyone's pov the way that this was from Beverly's.
Wondeful film! Congrats to everyone involved on all the success. Well deserved.
I enjoyed watching this short film just wish it could be longer... I need to see another part 👍
24 minutes well spent! Keep them coming!
Loved it, great music, fashion, story & characters, would love to see more shame it wasn’t a longer film or series.
This show is great 👌🏼 definitely should make it into a series
Out’fucking’standing very powerful film. Superbly played, directed & produced.. Inspirational.
Honour & Respect, Simon
I love Laya Lewis and Vicky McClure I need a feature film of this
Ive looked up and down the comments section.
Its full of white fragility and denial that racism against black and mixed-race people happened.
Not one comment about the Mixed Race main character Laya Lewis (apart from her being 'sexy'), not one comment examining how horrific that era was for black people, nothing about white people culturally appropriating/ stealing from black Jamaican culture.
I guess some things dont change
I noticed it and I am sort of familiar with this era, through research and stuff. As a white bloke from the North, I can't understand or fathom how they can listen and bob their heads to black music, then act racist to the same people. It's fucking maddness as far as I'm concerned -_-
I don't know what comments you are reading nearly all the ones I've read were against racism I grow up in this era and unfortunately some this one was true to life,not sure how old you are??
"I grew around this time and I dont remember seeing any racism" crikey it has to have been wilful ignorance.
I checked the comments and the first one I came along kicked off with a cliche term about white fragility. It was bookended with another one about 'cultural appropriation'.
I don't see any of that... stop being a victim on someone else's behalf. This film had a good message and every comment I've seen has touched on it, then there's you.. the chick who can't wait to find the next thing to feel outraged about.
That the girl from skins¿
Yesss
Liv, yeah
I dunno why but she’s like the 3rd Actor to play in a skinhead related project
Cook was in This Is England 83
And Chris was in This Is England 86 and 90
I really really enjoyed this film. It touched on a lot of subjects and all the people in this film were absolutely on point. I seriously hope they consider a follow up.
Bloody amazing why isn’t there a full tv show of this. Best Iv seen in years
Great short film
This was an absolutely great Watch, very well done, shame it finished so quickly. Brilliant Acting and a really important situation being forwarded to People. Well Done.
Vicky McClure ! She played in "This is England" as "Lol" ! Great !
No one mentioned that Kez from the This is England film was the skinhead that Rude Girl likes.
Very powerful film.
On the Silver screen please. Everything was Ace, ACTING, SOUNDTRACK, SUBJECT!!!! Award winning for sure!!! Hope so!
Oh word..the mom is "Lollipop " from This is England..one of my top 10 all time flix...👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Loved all the “this is England” camera styles and scene similarities and the actors from that film that starred in this. Excellent work.
Wow what a great short film 👍 congratulations to all involved and the lead actress was brilliant
What a fantastic short film... wish it lasted longer. I can relate to this as I'm asian and had problems throughout my years by English lads and girls, believe it or not. Excellent job on this everyone. 😃👏👌
Thought this was an exceptional film. Good job on everyone who hand in making this.
I was glad that the character Will did the right thing at the end and protected Beverly's brother...I loved this movie even though it was sad
Great short film, beautiful lead actress. Thank you.
This 25 minute short had more depth and feeling plus better acting than half the 1:45 minute crap that Hollywood puts out.
Brilliant!!!!!!. I'm 51 and grew up when all this stuff was going on. Every time i watch stuff like this, i'm just so grateful to have been brought up by parents who held no prejudice against anyone, My mum and dad are gone now but ill always be grateful for that And I taught my kids the same.
A fantastically well crafted, yet succinct account to tackling the issue of British multi-culturalism/social integration in post-WWII and Windrush Britain. Rings loudly of Shane Meadows, which I feel is a definite positive, with incredibly strong performances and one hell of a script. I could close my eyes and cast my mind back to growing up in east London, when 6 members of the same family were killed in Walthamstow, after a National Front petrol bomb was slipped through their letter box one night. Yep, like the film points towards, there were times it was that bad. (See 'Yunus Khan Close or 'Belgrave Road' in London E17, circa 1981/2, and it's backstory). The dialogue in Beverley rings incredibly true, coming across as accomplished, polished, but most importantly REAL. While we the viewer are treated to en explosive finale, it's important to remember this is one of the truest reflections many have banished to the depths of their collective sub-consciousness. Those memories never really go away, continuing to lurk in the background. From being accused of not integrating enough, to abuse from the same people when you wore an England shirt over the wrong colour skin. You wanted to shout "Make your f*****g mind up!" The irony of mainstream ska as the musical movement of choice for extreme right-wing skinheads has never been lost on me and, as such, the film gravitates to a potentially unifying, multi-cultural movement rooted in a love for the same music. Such hopes were strangled at birth at the time, as the film illustrates, and remains both a baffling and disturbing social and historical twist. Would love to be kept posted of any future projects by the producers. Thoroughly entertaining, informative, moving and accurate. 11/10
Amazing comment. You've put all of my thoughts perfectly into words 💯
Absolutely fantastic. This story could easily expand and go deeper. Hopefully in the future 🙏
It’s a shame this subject has to be always repeated. Knife crime still exists today in U.K. gangs, ends, divides. I was a skinhead from 78 I remember the NF and the racism fashion, but in my area of high Wycombe which had a large West Indian population. My next door neighbours and 2 houses opposite and all over the estate. Gangs and aggro a big part of it. I would like to make a film of my own experiences. As a skinhead and with a lot of black mates from as early as I remember. Symond
I'd love to see that, mainstream society has no idea of the rich heritage of British youth culture, a lot of the youth today think it all started with Grime, the educated ones can even go back as far as Raving.....😄
Dizmop would they know of Teddy boys kicking the shit out the first yardies,who arrived on the Empire Windrush. Mods,rockers yeah we’ve got a rich vein of youth subculture alright. You say the intelligent ones can even go as far back as raving,the educated ones will go as far back as the footie casual scene!
@@dizmop nobody thinks that if started with Grime. Please stop.
id love to see that film sunny jim
Now this was very good, for a short low budget film it was almost perfect. Outstanding.
Great shortfilm....great actors/actresses....would like to see more....top notch❤😭👍👍👍
Not at all what I was expecting in a film about ska, but I’m definitely glad I watched!
I so do wish these short movies were available as a full length version......
They would be LONGS then ....
This feels like a Pilot for a Series... I hope it gets funded.
this definitely deserves a feature film or tv series.
Fantastic but left me wanting more of the story
jim white I thought exactly the same seeing as I lived that period.
Wanted much more music as well cos’ England was a melting pot back in the late 70s to mid 80s for music and diversity
Perhaps the next one!
This was so well done. I was brought to tears.
We need more!!! Snd the it ends like that?? Lol we need an entire show about this girl and him and the scene because this is just a tease for real
Nicely done and to the point, I was a skin but I hated being put in same category as the national front! Loved the style, music, but ultimately stopped wearing it cos I hated being thought of that way.
Who’s rocking “DR MARTENS” till this day??
yes sir Oi Oi! boots and braces :) peace
Harrington Jacket Fred Perry tops and Toots playing in the car!
JOE
ME!! got a pair of cherry oxbloods, a pair of traditional blacks and some Dr.M 2 tone brogues. Want to get another pair of slip on tassled brogues . One thing about all this C-19 lockdown business is that has given me plenty of time to put money aside for these indulgences as I haven't being going out and spending so much. When I finally do get to go out again I will look on point though. ;-)
Started wearing them in my SHARP days at 12yo and still rocking them 30 years later. Nothing better than a 15yo pair of 8 holes all broke in and comfy.
I desperatly want a part two ..... I am going to be devastated if there isn't one when I check now lol...This was fantastic 10/10 !
So good I watched it twice now hubby is watching it after work so am I, Excellent!!
Really moving film. Thanks for posting👍🏼
I really really dig this! Would love to see more. 👍🏾👍🏾
skinhead culture started among young English and Jamaican working-class communities in 1960s London to embrace the reggae music and culture. In 1969 "Skinhead MoonStomp" was released by Symarip. It was the first album to celebrate the British and Jamaican Skinhead music.In the earlier stages of the movement, a considerable overlap existed between early skinhead subculture, mod subculture, and the rude boy subculture found among Jamaican British and Jamaican immigrant youth, as these three groups interacted and fraternized with each other within the same working class and poor neighbourhoods in Britain.
Really liked th ending! More to come?
The final shot with the girl silhouetted was a great way to end the film.
I also liked the Rasta's wisdom of mixed-blood people being "one and one".
Excellent, and many lessons to learn....
That was absolutely brilliant, totally gripping
What a fantastic short film well done Cass and Alex 👌🏻
Cass really should be producing more films.
very good and a very powerfull story
, has all the hallmarks, for a great tv series , that would be ace
Great film with brilliant actors - I loved it. (pity about the non period Jag with a 1999 number plate)
and the non period double glazing
I did wonder how they managed to make everything look of the time on a low budget. I didn't notice though!
And the road signs not being light blue
10/10🔥🔥🔥💯💯 amazing short film, visuals/ audio, script #amazing!!
Good to see Lol and Kes again!
I need a WHOLE MOVIE
Just watched this, brilliant acting and writing👍😊
Original skinhead and rude boy subculture was awesome.
Nice 🙂 Vicky McClure and that wite guy in the thumbnail looks like Pukey. "This is England" will always be the best series ever made in my opinion
Looks like Lol divorced Woody and married Milkys Uncle. ,, 😂😂😂😂
Ikr I swear that's her
Really good, being mixed race it helps to educate people showing how hard it can be
Soundtrack could be available and I wanted more of this story. Such a good one!
I wish they'd make a series out of this.
My neighbor from back when I was a lad was black and one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. She had a warm heart and was like everyones mum.
sick film representing the history of British West Indians
Brilliant short film. 💙
I grew up in highfields.
Yay, original suedehead! The clubs and blues we used to go to were a good mix, some great sounds and the vibe was always on the music. Kinda felt the ending was a little out of time, but there was plenty of memories there to make it a decent little short film. Well done, Cass.
People will love you and hate you at the same time.
We need more short films/projects of this qaulity.
Man, this was good! I couldn’t stop laughing at 17:40- never heard such a hilarious uproar in my life! 🤣🤣🤣
can someone tell me where i can find the song at 16:24 ? i found the name in the description but can’t find the actual song anywhere. would be much appreciated😊
Sweet sweet soul and ska tonight was a work of creative magic from Peter Hinds & The Mixtones helped by the incredible vibe running through the set. They a real local covers band from Leicester area and first day rehearsal lacked sweaty club atmosphere because copyright issues they could not play when we actually rolled the cameras. Next day Peter sung some song notes that came to him overnight and his brother Ady worked a riff there and then and they played it, the singer and rest of band got blasting and such was the hook and riff, crew, cast, everyone was grooving and skanking. Later they were introduced to Ranking Roger RIP who took an interest but the song as far as I know still remains as one of the best memories in the making of the short. Deffo hit record and the band before lockdown were back on tour. Cass
Excellent short film.well done... subtle hard and deep
Brilliant short film would like a number 2
Fucking classic! Growing up I could never tell if a skinhead was cool or not at first glance. I met people on both sides and over all the scene was always outcast, and violence was always around the corner and even at the gigs. The rhythms and flow of ska and reggae was a crucial light and vibe in a very dark time for many people. To this day you will catch me skanking and swinging baby! I will be listening to ska for the rest of the day.
Beautifully made short-film. Racism whether it’s subtle, covert or overt & crude it is bad. Very bad. It has dehumanising features.
This is a brilliant peice of work. Great story, acting, nicely shot abd a lot of talking points...
Ok . This , the film fences and the take over could be apart of the same show where each episode is a different story but in the same town kinda like the Netflix show easy but with a Brit ska theme
This comment needs more Attention, I want it to be a thing
I need this in my life
Yesssss!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
It's a really good idea
Really enjoyed this and would love to see more - the trauma that some sectors of society have to endure is terrible - but still our experiences and voices are silenced - what a sad world we live in - smh
I enjoyed that. Makes me feel very grateful and fortunate that I grew up in a nice part of South East Essex where even though I was one of the only ethnic kids (I'm half Bajan/half white) there, I never experienced anything close to the racism that "Beverly" or "Carl" experienced. I know it's a lot different for those who grew up in most parts of London or the North for example. I'm 45 so I definitely remember the tone of what was going on elsewhere in the country at the time. Also, my older White stepsister went through many phases from Mod to Punk to Goth to Metalhead and one of her boyfriends was a skinhead. He was a nice guy though so that was my first impression of what I thought ALL skinheads were like. I learnt later that there are 'S.H.A.R.P.'s which stands for 'Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice', of which he was one of them.
I also knew a guy who was an ex-skinhead and he was just like one of the skins in this short film i.e. he would go around getting into fights with Blacks and other minorities and then go to Ska nights with his other racist skin pals. I think that's what confuses a lot of people in the comment section as to how can these guys be racist NF thugs and yet go to Ska and Reggae nights. Beats me to this day to be honest!
Also, big shout to Christine Staple if she happens to read this (wife of Neville who's sat next to him in the short). I went out with her briefly nearly 20 years ago now! Top lass and I'm so pleased at how she's doing now :-)
Omg this was so good. I want more of it. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👍
Short flicks like this and this is england need to be shown in schools , to keep kids from being racist , these sort of flicks keep me peaceful and loving to everyone
Always saddens me looking back when we allowed racists to infiltrate such a harmonious movement.
For me it was all about the music and fashion.
Two tone suits. Mixtures of Green & Gold. Blue and red. Grey and burgandy.
Ben Sherman and Fred Perry. Tassle loafers.
Brogues. Crombies.
Silk hankies for top pocket. White Stay press. Levi red lable 501s DMs red inch braces. That was the 69 look and movement.
Mid to late 70s into the 80s it went from Trogan Reggae. The liquidator. Tighten up volumes 1 2 & 3
To Oie. I mean no offence but what the fuck was all that about? Where's the love in nutting the guy next to yuh?
Anyway time moves on I suppose. Peace to my brothers and sisters out there. Remember One Love. ✌️
John it's like you've read my mind, great fashion and tunes, great memories, sad to see it ruined by wankers.
all about the music and fashion got the 100% right great times )).
@@Terracecasualx5 There are far too many anti-racist Oi bands to count and your blatant and ignorant prejudice against one of the greatest genre's of music paints you in much the same light as the racists that you (and I) hate! Maybe that style of music doesn't appeal to you and that's perfectly fine but to imply all Oi music across the board is racist only shows what a bigoted fool you are!
Eddie Oakes I don’t think it’s out of line at all considering that some of the best known oi bands feature racist lyrics and messages (ex skrewdriver) of course there are popular non racist oi bands like the oppressed but they can easily get lost in the sea of hate
I did all the audio post production on Beverley, including the ADR and the final soundmix, it was a lovely experience, both Alex (the director), and Cass are lovely people and fantastic to work with. I also had my own experiences of skinheads. I grew up in near Basingstoke in the 70's and like most of my mates I was a "hippy" (freak at the time). I wasn't aware of racism in Basingstoke at those distant times. There was only one non-english kid in my year at school and he was a Ugandan Asian. We both left school to become GPO telephone engineer apprentices together, and then went our ways to do other stuff after a few years. My best friend (who I guess was mixed but it was never discussed as his father died before I met him) was attacked and beaten up by skinheads at the bus station after school once. He had darker skin than the rest of us so I think that made him a target. But to be fair, we were all terrified of skinheads (and greasers), but we were just kids, and i was totally ignorant of the wider world back then. It's hard to imagine how much different the world was then. As i say, I was just a kid though.
Erik, you were an absolute pleasure to work with too!
I served the sandwiches on set