I have been consumed by this film.
The critically sharp, instantly poetic statement — “Ear for Eye” — conjures bursts of fiery rebuke, torrents of unassailable truths, waves of acute emotion that leap into your heart to root you back into a cathartic lineage. What happens to a dream deferred, not once, but several times? It doesn’t wither on the vine. It becomes sour, and rightfully distasteful.
For Black folks, it often feels like the dream has been so delayed that it now only exists in pained whispers and fractured promises. It happened during postbellum reconstruction, during the post-World War II boom, and again during the Civil Rights and Black Power movement. And now, over two years out from the summer of Black Lives Matter that was meant to alter everything — it has happened again.
The journey of playwright and director debbie tucker green’s “Ear for Eye” — now finally available...
The critically sharp, instantly poetic statement — “Ear for Eye” — conjures bursts of fiery rebuke, torrents of unassailable truths, waves of acute emotion that leap into your heart to root you back into a cathartic lineage. What happens to a dream deferred, not once, but several times? It doesn’t wither on the vine. It becomes sour, and rightfully distasteful.
For Black folks, it often feels like the dream has been so delayed that it now only exists in pained whispers and fractured promises. It happened during postbellum reconstruction, during the post-World War II boom, and again during the Civil Rights and Black Power movement. And now, over two years out from the summer of Black Lives Matter that was meant to alter everything — it has happened again.
The journey of playwright and director debbie tucker green’s “Ear for Eye” — now finally available...
- 4/15/2023
- by Robert Daniels
- Indiewire
Mona Hammond, a former “EastEnders” star and West End trailblazer, has died. She was 91.
No cause of death has been given.
Hammond was best known for playing “EastEnders” matriarch Blossom on the long-running British soap opera as well as co-founding the Black British theater company Talawa alongside Yvonne Brewster, Carmen Munroe and Inigo Espejel in 1986.
The actor was of Chinese and Jamaican heritage, according to the Guardian, changing her name from Mavis Chin to Mona Hammond to avoid typecasting. Hammond was born in Jamaica and moved to Britain in 1959, working in an office while attending evening acting classes. Before long, she had won a scholarship to leading British acting college Rada. She graduated in 1964 and was soon gracing the boards in theaters across the country.
She also appeared in 70 roles on screen, including in comedies “The Crouches” and “Us Girls,” as well as playing Aunty Susu in sitcom “Desmond’s,” which...
No cause of death has been given.
Hammond was best known for playing “EastEnders” matriarch Blossom on the long-running British soap opera as well as co-founding the Black British theater company Talawa alongside Yvonne Brewster, Carmen Munroe and Inigo Espejel in 1986.
The actor was of Chinese and Jamaican heritage, according to the Guardian, changing her name from Mavis Chin to Mona Hammond to avoid typecasting. Hammond was born in Jamaica and moved to Britain in 1959, working in an office while attending evening acting classes. Before long, she had won a scholarship to leading British acting college Rada. She graduated in 1964 and was soon gracing the boards in theaters across the country.
She also appeared in 70 roles on screen, including in comedies “The Crouches” and “Us Girls,” as well as playing Aunty Susu in sitcom “Desmond’s,” which...
- 7/6/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The new 007 conducts an agonisingly tense interrogation in the centrepiece of a three-part cine-prose-poem about racism from debbie tucker green
The new movie from debbie tucker green is a vivid hybrid artwork, combining filmed theatre, location set pieces and installation-style presentation, with a cast including Lashana Lynch (fresh from her performance as 007 in No Time to Die), Arinzé Kene and Carmen Munroe. It is about the black British experience and how it relates to American history and the larger context of empire and exploitation.
This is a balletically achieved cine-prose-poem in three sections. In the first, with actors positioned on what appears to be a dark stage, a series of encounters and confrontations are laid out, sometimes along gender or generational lines, about the reality of violence and the ever-present threat from the police. A mother tells her son to stay proud but also not to be arrogant, and not to court trouble.
The new movie from debbie tucker green is a vivid hybrid artwork, combining filmed theatre, location set pieces and installation-style presentation, with a cast including Lashana Lynch (fresh from her performance as 007 in No Time to Die), Arinzé Kene and Carmen Munroe. It is about the black British experience and how it relates to American history and the larger context of empire and exploitation.
This is a balletically achieved cine-prose-poem in three sections. In the first, with actors positioned on what appears to be a dark stage, a series of encounters and confrontations are laid out, sometimes along gender or generational lines, about the reality of violence and the ever-present threat from the police. A mother tells her son to stay proud but also not to be arrogant, and not to court trouble.
- 10/14/2021
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Debbie Tucker Green’s “Ear for Eye,” starring Lashana Lynch (“No Time to Die”), will receive a multi-platform launch, premiering at the 65th BFI London Film Festival and on the BBC.
The film will world premiere at the festival on Oct. 16 and will bow the same evening on BBC Two and streamer BBC iPlayer. It is produced by Fiona Lamptey, who is also director of U.K. features at Netflix.
The cast also includes Tosin Cole (“The Souvenir”), Carmen Munroe (“Desmond’s”), Danny Sapani (“MotherFatherSon”), Nadine Marshall (“Sitting In Limbo”) and Arinzé Kene (“I’m Your Woman”).
Tucker Green has adapted her acclaimed 2018 Royal Court stage production for the screen, with backing from BBC Film, BBC Two and the BFI. It is the second feature film from the BAFTA and Olivier Award-winning writer and director after “Second Coming” (2014).
The film explores demonstrations vs direct action, violence vs non-violence, the personal vs structural across Black families,...
The film will world premiere at the festival on Oct. 16 and will bow the same evening on BBC Two and streamer BBC iPlayer. It is produced by Fiona Lamptey, who is also director of U.K. features at Netflix.
The cast also includes Tosin Cole (“The Souvenir”), Carmen Munroe (“Desmond’s”), Danny Sapani (“MotherFatherSon”), Nadine Marshall (“Sitting In Limbo”) and Arinzé Kene (“I’m Your Woman”).
Tucker Green has adapted her acclaimed 2018 Royal Court stage production for the screen, with backing from BBC Film, BBC Two and the BFI. It is the second feature film from the BAFTA and Olivier Award-winning writer and director after “Second Coming” (2014).
The film explores demonstrations vs direct action, violence vs non-violence, the personal vs structural across Black families,...
- 8/26/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
It’s the first time the festival has had a joint television premiere on the same night.
debbie tucker green’s second feature ear for eye, is to receive its world premiere at the 65th BFI London Film Festival (October 6-17) and will be broadcast and streamed simultaneously on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. It is the first time the London Film Festival (Lff) has had a multi-platform premiere of this kind.
Writer and director tucker green is expected to attend the BFI premiere, along with key cast members.
tucker green has adapted her 2018 Royal Court stage production for the screen,...
debbie tucker green’s second feature ear for eye, is to receive its world premiere at the 65th BFI London Film Festival (October 6-17) and will be broadcast and streamed simultaneously on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. It is the first time the London Film Festival (Lff) has had a multi-platform premiere of this kind.
Writer and director tucker green is expected to attend the BFI premiere, along with key cast members.
tucker green has adapted her 2018 Royal Court stage production for the screen,...
- 8/26/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
An adapted and reimagined version of a stage production, the movie is being backed by BBC Film and the BFI, via funds from the National Lottery. Principal photography has wrapped on ear for eye, the second feature by BAFTA- and Olivier Award-winning writer-director debbie tucker green (Second Coming), at Kennington Studios, London. Produced by Fiona Lamptey, the film’s ensemble cast includes Lashana Lynch, Tosin Cole, Carmen Munroe (Desmond’s), Danny Sapani, Nadine Marshall (Sitting in Limbo) and Arinzé Kene (I’m Your Woman). tucker green has adapted and reimagined ear for eye, her highly acclaimed 2018 stage production at the Royal Court Theatre, for the screen. The Guardian review of the play stated: “[ear for eye] is driven by anger at racial injustice. The cumulative impact is overwhelming as tucker green explores the subject’s present practice and historic roots… It...
“Captain Marvel” and “No Time To Die” star Lashana Lynch has wrapped principal photography on BAFTA and Olivier-winning Debbie Tucker Green’s “Ear For Eye” at Kennington Studios.
The film is an adaptation of Tucker Green’s own acclaimed play, which was staged at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 2018, starring Lynch.
The play, and the film, follows British and American Black characters of different generations navigating their way through today’s society, offering a critical perspective on the state of the nation.
The film is produced by Fiona Lamptey for Fruit Tree Media. In October, Lamptey joined Netflix as director of U.K. features.
The cast also includes Tosin Cole (“The Souvenir”), Carmen Munroe (“Desmond’s”), Danny Sapani (“MotherFatherSon”), Nadine Marshall (“Sitting In Limbo”) and Arinzé Kene (“I’m Your Woman”).
The film is backed by BBC Film and the British Film Institute (BFI). Executive producers are Rose Garnett for BBC Film,...
The film is an adaptation of Tucker Green’s own acclaimed play, which was staged at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 2018, starring Lynch.
The play, and the film, follows British and American Black characters of different generations navigating their way through today’s society, offering a critical perspective on the state of the nation.
The film is produced by Fiona Lamptey for Fruit Tree Media. In October, Lamptey joined Netflix as director of U.K. features.
The cast also includes Tosin Cole (“The Souvenir”), Carmen Munroe (“Desmond’s”), Danny Sapani (“MotherFatherSon”), Nadine Marshall (“Sitting In Limbo”) and Arinzé Kene (“I’m Your Woman”).
The film is backed by BBC Film and the British Film Institute (BFI). Executive producers are Rose Garnett for BBC Film,...
- 12/1/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The film is backed by BBC FIlm, the BFI and exec produced by Barbara Broccoli.
UK director debbie tucker green has wrapped production on her drama Ear For Eye, starring No Time To Die actress Lashana Lynch.
Based on green’s 2018 stage production of the same name, the feature is backed by BBC Film and the BFI. A theatrical release with an as-yet-undisclosed distributor is planned for 2021 before being broadcast on the BBC in the first half of 2021.
The story, also written by green, follows UK and US black characters of different generations navigating their way through society. Lynch reprises...
UK director debbie tucker green has wrapped production on her drama Ear For Eye, starring No Time To Die actress Lashana Lynch.
Based on green’s 2018 stage production of the same name, the feature is backed by BBC Film and the BFI. A theatrical release with an as-yet-undisclosed distributor is planned for 2021 before being broadcast on the BBC in the first half of 2021.
The story, also written by green, follows UK and US black characters of different generations navigating their way through society. Lynch reprises...
- 12/1/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
No Time To Die actress Lashana Lynch has wrapped filming on UK indie Ear For Eye, Debbie Tucker Green’s feature film adaptation of her well received play of the same name, which debuted at the Royal Court in 2018 with Lynch in the lead role.
Tosin Cole (Doctor Who), Carmen Munroe (Desmond’s), Danny Sapani (Harlots), Nadine Marshall (Sitting In Limbo) Arinzé Kene (I’m Your Woman), and Jade Anouka (His Dark Materials) are also cast in the pic, which follows British and American Black characters of different generations navigating their way through today’s society, offering a timely and critical perspective on the state of the nations.
The film shot at London’s Kennington Studios. Fiona Lamptey produced through her banner Fruit Tree Media; Lamptey recently joined Netflix as its Director of UK Features.
BBC Film and the BFI backed the project. Executive Producers are Rose Garnett for BBC Film,...
Tosin Cole (Doctor Who), Carmen Munroe (Desmond’s), Danny Sapani (Harlots), Nadine Marshall (Sitting In Limbo) Arinzé Kene (I’m Your Woman), and Jade Anouka (His Dark Materials) are also cast in the pic, which follows British and American Black characters of different generations navigating their way through today’s society, offering a timely and critical perspective on the state of the nations.
The film shot at London’s Kennington Studios. Fiona Lamptey produced through her banner Fruit Tree Media; Lamptey recently joined Netflix as its Director of UK Features.
BBC Film and the BFI backed the project. Executive Producers are Rose Garnett for BBC Film,...
- 12/1/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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