Britain, late-1970s. Punk is exploding. The country is deeply divided over immigration with the National Front, a far-right political party, gaining strength. Outraged by this xenophobic agenda and a racist speech from Eric Clapton, music photographer Red Saunders teams up with like-minded creatives to form Rock Against Racism. Focusing on issues that the mainstream British media ignores, the RAR zine challenges the status quo and sparks a grassroots youth movement that The Clash, Steel Pulse and other top punk bands jump on board.

Winner of the Grierson Award for Best Documentary at the BFI London Film Festival, WHITE RIOT also earned a special mention from the Generation 14plus Jury at the Berlinale.

“Incendiary... a pitch-perfect, punk AF documentary [that] doubles as a contemporary call to arms.” –Rolling Stone

DIRECTED BY RUBIKA SHAH
UNITED KINGDOM | 2019 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE