Avril Johnson

Movies

Gangsta Gangsta: The Tragedy of Tupac Shakur
Producer
This biopic on American rapper Tupac Shakur is also the last film produced by the Black Audio Film Collective.
The Last Angel of History
Producer
An examination of the hitherto unexplored relationships between Pan-African culture, science fiction, intergalactic travel, and rapidly progressing computer technology.
Handsworth Songs
Assistant Editor
The Black Audio Film Collective’s acclaimed essay film, 'Handsworth Songs', examines the 1985 race riots in Handsworth and London. Interweaving archival photographs, newsreel clips, and home movie footage, the film is both an exploration of documentary aesthetics and a broad meditation social and cultural oppression through Britain’s intertwined narratives of racism and economic decline.