Who Needs a Heart

The tumultuous life of the controversial 1960s black revolutionary (and convicted murderer) Michael X is illustrated by a kaleidoscopic melding of sound and images. The radically discordant free jazz soundtrack provides a surreal counterpoint to the mix of newsreel and staged footage in this exhilarating experiment in documentary storytelling.

Director: John Akomfrah

Cast: Caroline Burghard, Treva Etienne, Ruth Gemmell, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Kwabena Manso, Ian Reddington, Cassie McFarlane, Jay Villiers

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.