Creative England invests in Hustlers Convention, which tells the story of the seminal 1973 album of the same name.
The documentary, Executive Produced by Public Enemy’s Chuck D, is Riverhorse’s latest project on the roots of rap. It is a co-production between Riverhorse, Chuck D’s company BTN Eastlink, Warehouse 51, owned by former Sky Vision CEO Carl Hall, who will also Exec, and Quenell Jones. It is to be distributed by Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment.
The film has is also receiving extensive support from Bristol based post-production house Films @59.
Richard Holmes, Senior Film Executive at Creative England, said:
Creative England is really proud to back Mike and the team on this outstanding documentary through our Production Funds. We’re delighted to be supporting such an internationally important story from a Manchester-based talent. Mike is an object lesson in creativity, tenacity and drive – and with this film we believe he’ll gain even greater traction in the field of ground-breaking, powerfully-told feature docs.
Director Mike Todd added:
The story of Jalal and Hustlers Convention is missing piece of cultural history. It’s fantastic that so many people have supported this project and made it possible for us to get this film out there.
Hustlers Convention will be released Spring 2015. Click here to find out more about the film and view an extended taster.
