The Cops Don't Know Explained
"The Cops Don't Know" is the first track and single from the New Millennium Blues album by Lenny Henry.[1] It was released by Made in Soho Music in April 2016. The song was written by Lenny Henry and the music is composed by Jakko Jakszyk.[2] [3] The official music video was produced by Chris Porter and directed by Sam Chegini. "The Cops Don't Know" is about racism and police brutality in the United States.[4] The story tells of a failure of a society to truly address the problem of fear and hate of the other. The main thrust is Black Lives Matter.[5]
Awards
- Plural+ FERA-LUCERO Award – Plural+ Youth Video Festival 2016[4]
- Music Video of the Month – The Monthly Film Festival, Glasgow - 2016
- Best Music Video – ShortPole London - Summer 2016
Nominations
- Best Music Video – Portobello Film Festival, London 2016
- Best Music Video – The Smalls Film Festival, London 2016
- Best Music Video – Filmquest Film Festival, Utah, USA 2016
- Best Music Video – TMC London Film Festival, London 2016
- Best Music Video – Los Angeles CineFest, LA, USA 2016
- Best Music Video – Direct Short Online Film Festival 2016
Notes and References
- News: Lenny Henry on his music career: 'I had Jeremy Paxman getting down to Sex Machine'. Jonze. Tim. 2016-05-05. The Guardian. 2017-08-23. en-GB. 0261-3077.
- News: Jakko & Lenny Henry's New Song. 2016-04-21. DGM Live. 2017-08-23. en.
- News: Sir Lenny Henry sings the blues. 2017-08-23. en.
- Web site: PLURAL+ Awards 2016: The Cops Don't Know — Voices of Youth. Youth. Voices of. www.voicesofyouth.org. en. 2017-08-23.
- Web site: Lenny Henry launches the Cops Don't Know . 20 April 2016 .
