The Cops Don't Know
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| The Cops Don't Know | |
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| Directed by | Sam Chegini |
| Screenplay by | Sam Chegini |
| Story by | Lenny Henry |
| Produced by | Chris Porter |
| Starring | Lenny Henry |
| Edited by | Sam Chegini |
| Music by | Jakko Jakszyk |
Production company | Sam Pictures Productions - Made in Soho Music |
Release date | April 2016 |
Running time | 00:06:27 |
| Countries | Iran, UK |
| Language | English |
The Cops Don't Know is the first track and single from New Millennium Blues album by Lenny Henry.[1] It was released by Made in Soho Music in April 2016. The song was written by Lenny Henry. The Music is composed by Jakko Jakzsyk.[2][3] And the official music video is produced by Chris Porter and directed by Sam Chegini. The Cops Don't Know is about racism and the Police brutality in the USA.[4] The story tells of a failure of a society to truly address the problem of fear and hate of the other. The main thrust is Black Lives Matter.[5]
Awards
- Plural+ FERA-LUCERO Award - Plural+ Youth Video Festival 2016
- Music Video of the Month - The Monthly Film Festival, Glasgow - 2016
- Best Music Video - ShortPole London - Summer 2016
Nominations
- Best Music Video - Portobello Film Festival, London 2016
- Best Music Video - The Smalls Film Festival, London 2016
- Best Music Video - Filmquest Film Festival, Utah, USA 2016
- Best Music Video - TMC London Film Festival, London 2016
- Best Music Video - Los Angeles CineFest, LA, USA 2016
- Best Music Video - Direct Short Online Film Festival 2016
- ^ Jonze, Tim (2016-05-05). "Lenny Henry on his music career: 'I had Jeremy Paxman getting down to Sex Machine'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "Jakko & Lenny Henry's New Song". DGM Live. 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "Sir Lenny Henry sings the blues". Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ Youth, Voices of. "PLURAL+ Awards 2016: The Cops Don't Know — Voices of Youth". www.voicesofyouth.org. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ http://teamrock.com/news/2016-04-20/lenny-henry-launches-the-cops-don-t-know-video