Born Free
The real made unreal in a slanted depiction of the extrajudicial killing of Tamil males. Nameless gingers are corralled and brutalized by an American SWAT team. "Violence to end violence".
Romain Gavras
Director
M.I.A.
Writer
Also Directed by Romain Gavras
Redheaded teen Remy is bullied by his soccer teammates and drawn into fights with his younger sister and mother in their cramped apartment. After a flare-up of domestic violence, he flees home and is tracked down by a bitter guidance counselor, Patrick, also a redhead. Patrick looks upon Remy’s sullen insolence with both sympathy and disdain and decides to toughen him up...
The music video for M.I.A.'s 2010 track "Born Free" depicts a genocide against red-haired people. The video met with positive criticisms but also created much controversy worldwide, including a ban from YouTube.
In Easy Pizza Riders, an urban spoof western where people would kill for a pair of silver Reebok, the beloved French youth culture of the time is on full display: sneakers, pizza delivery, fish eye lenses, funk music. Shot when Gavras was only 21 years old, with a modest video camera, the short announces his unique talent for crafting imaginative, stylish, thrilling film sequences and for capturing era-defining moments.
The film follows Justice's March 2008 North American tour. This documentary is directed by Romain Gavras, So Me and the band themselves. The documentary is meant to cover less of the band's live shows, and more of their personal experience touring. The live portion of this release was recorded at a concert in San Francisco, California at the Concourse Exhibition Center, on March 27, 2008.
To escape his life of crime, a Paris drug dealer takes on one last job involving Spain, unhinged gangsters, his longtime crush and his scheming mother.
Music video for 'Gosh' by Jamie xx, from his 2015 album 'In Colour'.
