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We Belong Here: Poetry and spoken word documentary

27 min

A short, intimate sit with performers speaking straight to camera, thoughtful and quietly stirring rather than flashy.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lemn Sissay, Hollie McNish, Raymond Antrobus
Overview
Eight of the UK’s best poets and spoken word artists read out one of their works on ‘state of the nation’ themes. The artists discuss their work, the work of others, and how important poetry and spoken word is at uncertain times.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lemn Sissay, Hollie McNish, Raymond Antrobus
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • politics
  • class
  • race
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Genres
documentary
Starring
Lemn Sissay, Hollie McNish, Raymond Antrobus, Joelle Taylor, Salena Godden, Sabrina Mahfouz, Jack Underwood, Madi Maxwell-Libby
Runtime
27 min

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