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An Eye on X

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An Eye On X
Directed byPogus Caesar
Produced byPogus Caesar
StarringWillard Wigan
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

An Eye On X (Daybreak), 1995, is a short film produced and directed by Pogus Caesar, about the Birmingham micro sculptor Willard Wigan.

An Eye On X was filmed in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Synopsis

The film follows Wigan's quest in carving two statues of American black activist Malcolm X to commemorate his visit to Smethwick, Birmingham in 1965. One figure is 3 mm high on the head of a toothpick, and the other life sized and carved in chestnut.

Cast

Malcolm X

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ranking Roger of British ska band The Beat.

Other information

The film was commissioned by Carlton Television and Arts Council, and made by Pogus Caesar's company Windrush Productions.