2024 | United Kingdom | Documentary

Hakeem

  • English 55 mins
  • Director | James Topley, Ivo Beckett
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Tarquin Ramsay

STATUS: Released

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This unconventional music documentary follows an unconventional musician. Filmed over five years, this accomplished feature debut by DEADHORSES (James Topley and Ivo Beckett) walks an entertainingly thrilling line between profundity and profanity as Hakeem confronts the trauma of class and masculinity in the shadow of his unexpected and sudden stardom. An anarchic yet sincere portrait of British lad culture, Hakeem is more than a chronicle of a musician's life – it’s a fascinating and intimate portrait of existential angst, brotherhood and hope in the face of the taboos that surround male mental health in the UK. A music doc of the rarest kind, it's one that melds arresting aesthetics with depth and a savage honesty.

Musician Profanity Trauma Masculinity Stardom British Culture Hope
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