South West 9 Explained

South West 9
Director:	Richard Parry
Producer:	Allan Niblo
Cinematography:	Graham Fowler
Editing:	Christine Pancott
Runtime:	90 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

South West 9 is a 2001 British film about the Brixton rave scene. It was written and directed by Richard Parry.^{[1] [2]}

South West 9 was nominated for a BAFTA award and won "Best Music" category at the British Independent Film Awards.

Premise

South West 9 takes place in the 24 hours before a shooting at a Brixton rave. It combines themes of drugs, race, class, religion, and music in the multicultural melting pot that is South London.

Cast

• Wil Johnson as Freddy
• Stuart Laing as Jake
• Mark Letheren as Mitch
• Amelia Curtis as Kat
• Orlessa Edwards as Helen
• Nicola Stapleton as Sal
• Frank Harper as Douser
• Zebida Gardener-Sharper as Rafaela
• Jenny Jules as Angel
• Kika Mirylees as Annie
• Jay Simpson as Elf
• Stephen Lord as Fazer
• Leon Herbert as Isi
• Robbie Gee as Jel
• Ellen Thomas as Mrs. Ashware

Awards and nominations

• 2001: Won "Best Music" category, British Independent Film Awards and was nominated in five other categories, including "Best British independent film" and "Douglas Hickox" for Parry's directing.^[3]
• 2001: Won "Best New European director" at Odense International Film Festival, Odense, Denmark
• 2002: Nominated for "Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film in 2002", BAFTA^[4]

See also

• Human Traffic
• Groove
• Go

Notes and References

1. Michael Thomson, "South West Nine (2001)". BBC, 25 September 2001. Accessed 23 October 2017
2. News: Southern exposure. 30 September 2001 . 23 October 2017 . Jay . Rayner . . London .
3. "South West 9 (2001)". British Independent Film Awards. Accessed 23 October 2017
4. "Film | Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film in 2002". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Accessed 23 October 2017